RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – A 24-year-old man was found guilty of one count of felonious child abuse in Rankin County.

Madison and Rankin Counties’ District Attorney Bubba Bramlett said Timothy Warren Wilson will be sentenced on May 13, 2024. He faces a sentence of five years to life in prison.

On December 19, 2022, Flowood first responders were dispatched to Lakeland East Apartments in response to reports of an unresponsive 10-week-old child. When the child arrived at the hospital, medical personnel found the infant to have bleeding in three parts of her brain and bleeding in both eyes.

During the thorough investigation, Wilson, the father of the infant, was identified as the suspect by authorities.

On December 29, 2022, Bramlett said Wilson confessed to being at home along with the infant and shaking her out of frustration. According to Wilson’s separate written confession, he “shook her for roughly 15 seconds until she was silent.”

During his trial, Wilson’s defense said the child had a seizure that resulted in her severe injuries. The state brought in witnesses and the state’s pediatric forensic medicine expert to testify that seizures would not have resulted in the severity of injuries seen in this 10-week-old infant. Instead, Bramlett said the baby suffered from Abusive Head Trauma, which is often referred to as Shaken Baby Syndrome.

“The coordination between the Flowood Police Department, Mississippi Attorney General’s Office, and the Children’s Safe Center at UMMC were second to none,” said Bramlett. “Every individual involved in this case was vital in bringing justice to this infant. Nobody, especially an innocent infant, should ever have to endure such horrendous brutality, especially at the hands of their father. We are thankful the child made a full recovery from its injuries, and we hope the victim, family members, and other loved ones can continue their healing process.”