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RYANN JONES FOUND GUILTY OF 2ND DEGREE MURDER

Published date

Friday, December 20, 2013

Visalia, ca -- Jurors found Ryann Jones guilty of second degree murder and of assault on a child causing death.

Ryann Jones was on trial for murdering his girlfriend's daughter, 3-year-old Natalynn Miller.

The jury found Jones guilty of second degree murder and assault on a child causing death and not guilty of first degree murder.

Jones was accused of beating his girlfriend's daughter to death in 2009. Authorities say he committed the crime while he was babysitting the child at an apartment complex in Visalia.

Prosecutors say Natalynn's injuries were solely at the hands of Ryann Jones. But defense attorneys say the child fell off a dresser and may have been injured during CPR or may have choked to death.

Jones is facing 25 years to life in prison.