MUNCIE, Ind. — A judge sentenced an Anderson man to 41 years in prison on multiple counts of neglect of a dependent resulting in death in connection with the 2017 death of a 6-year-old.
Nathaniel Leon Jordan, 32, had been charged with neglect of a dependent causing death when he punched his then-girlfriend Jessica Skeens as she was driving a van along the Muncie bypass in 2017, causing a rollover crash.
Skeens' daughter, 6-year-old Taelyn Woodson, was killed in the crash, and Skeens, who was driving drunk, was sentenced to 41 years in prison in 2019 for her role in the girl's death.
Skeens' other three children were also in the van at the time of the crash.
In May, a warrant was issued for Jordan after he failed to appear in court.
In June, a jury deliberated for two hours and eventually convicted Jordan of neglect of a dependent resulting in death, battery resulting in serious bodily injury, three separate felonies of neglect of a dependent, and driving while suspended.