An Ohio father is headed to prison for leaving his 2-year-old daughter to die inside a burning car while saving himself, with cops finding the child "in a forward-facing car seat" after the dad tried telling them "no one" was in the vehicle.

Nicholas Stemen, 34, was sentenced Monday to a minimum of 22 years in prison and a maximum of 27 years and 6 months for the death of his daughter, Lillyanna, in September 2024, according to court records .

Stemen pleaded guilty in October to aggravated arson , involuntary manslaughter and endangering a child . His indictment and arrest affidavit , which was obtained by Law&Crime, outline how he was drunk off nearly a dozen beers and "driving erratically" before his 2013 GMC Terrain caught fire with Lillyanna in the back seat.

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