Montrose man gets 17 years in death of infant daughter

Published 8:26 am Friday, November 23, 2018

MINNEAPOLIS — A Montrose man has been sentenced to 17 years in prison in the death of his 5-month-old daughter two years ago.

Authorities say 27-year-old Darnell Davis became frustrated with his daughter’s crying and shook her on Aug. 21, 2016. She died four days later.

Davis on pleaded guilty to second-degree unintentional murder and was sentenced Tuesday.

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