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Jacob Vera claimed he left his children unattended in order to travel to Illinois and to avoid "any drama with" the infant's mother

He is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 1

The infant was discovered by her mother when she returned home from work

An Indiana man pleaded guilty to neglect of a dependent resulting in serious bodily injury on Thursday, Nov. 6, in connection with the death of his 3-month-old daughter.

Jacob Vera is scheduled to be sentenced on Dec. 1.

According to a probable cause affidavit obtained by PEOPLE, Muncie Police Department officers were called to the Bestway Inn in Muncie around 8:30 p.m. on March 25, 2023.

The girl’s mother, Jessica Brown, said she arrived home from work and found one of her children standing in a mobile crib crying. Her other c

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