SENECA COUNTY, Ohio — A Seneca County jury found Jonathan Baker guilty Friday of charges in the 2023 death of an infant.
Court records state Baker, who was 23 years old at the time of the incident, was found guilty of aggravated murder and kidnapping in the June 27, 2023 death of a 7-month-old infant girl from North Baltimore. The jury also found Baker guilty of using a firearm in the carrying out of the crimes.
Investigators said he abducted the infant girl from her mother, whom Baker was dating at the time, and left in his vehicle following a dispute.
Law enforcement attempted a traffic stop on Baker during a pursuit in Tiffin, but Baker fled. Baker then drove at a high-rate of speed and crashed into the side of a Tiffin home. Officers surrounded the vehicle and extricated Baker.
Police retrieved the infant from the vehicle, whom officers said "was bleeding from the head and had labored breathing."
The infant died, and an autopsy from the Lucas County Coroner's Office revealed she had been shot twice.
Baker is scheduled for sentencing on Oct. 28. He is pictured below:
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