Blake Bates, a 25-year-old resident of Marion, Ohio, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter on October 2, after his six-month-old son was fatally mauled by his dog at their home.
The attack occurred on April 28, 2024, when Bates and his partner, Alyssa Smith, allowed their pit bull mix, Kilo, near the infant without supervision.
Prosecutors described the attack in gruesome detail.
