A Centerville man learned earlier this week he will spend the rest of his life in prison for his role in the death of a toddler in 2024.
Roger Gillespie, 49, was convicted of first-degree murder in January in an Appanoose County Court.
Investigators say Gillespie was babysitting two-year-old Journey Marberry on January 19, 2024. Emergency personnel were later called to the home after Gillespie said the child was injured. Journey died in a hospital eight days later.
The State Medical Examiner ruled the girl died from blunt force trauma.
Gillespie was sentenced to life in prison without parole.
