Man Sentenced for Child Abuse

A man who abused a ten-week-old child was in Muskingum County Common Pleas Court on Monday.

22-year-old James C. Williams II of Zanesville was convicted of endangering a child with serious physical harm.

The prosecutor’s office says in November of 2009, he abused his 10-week-old daughter causing head and body fractures. Judge Mark Fleegle sentenced Williams to six years in prison. Amber Jones is a co-defendent in the case.

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