A Kentucky judge sentenced a man to 30 years in prison after he admitted to raping a 6-month-old baby.
Mykill Puckett, 26, appeared in Webster Circuit Court and pleaded guilty to several charges connected to a 2023 investigation, according to a copy of the criminal complaint obtained by PEOPLE.
Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman listed the charges in a release obtained by PEOPLE: first-degree rape of a child under 12, incest, first-degree assault, first-degree criminal abuse of a child 12 or under, and first-degree wanton endangerment.
Puckett will not be eligible for parole. After serving his sentence, he must complete five years of probation and cannot contact the victim for 10 years, according to Coleman.
“The abuse in this case was simply horrific. Law enforcement and prosecutors responded with the full weight of Kentucky’s justice system,” said Commonwealth’s Attorney for the 5th Judicial Circuit Zac Greenwell, who handled the case.
The case began in August 2023, when hospital staff reported a 6-month-old child with injuries that appeared to be caused by abuse.
Soon after, Puckett and his partner, Holly Jo Jones, were arrested. Jones was charged with first-degree assault and criminal abuse. She is still waiting for a court hearing to determine her sentence.
“Every day, Kentucky’s law enforcement and prosecutors stare into the darkness and see some of the worst conduct imaginable,” said Coleman. “Through strong collaboration with Commonwealth’s Attorney Greenwell and his office, we made clear that this criminal behavior has no place in Kentucky, and we will use every legal tool to stop it.”
