Oskaloosa man gets 30-year sentence in infant's death

Iowa man sentenced to prison in Oskaloosa baby’s 2019 death

MAHASKA COUNTY, Iowa – A man charged with the 2019 murder of a four-month-old Oskaloosa boy has been sentenced to prison after taking an Alford plea in the case. Johnny Dale Jr. Johnny Dale Jr., 25, was sentenced last week to 30 years in prison. In January, he took an Alford plea to charges of child endangerment resulting in serious injury, willful injury causing serious injury, and neglect of a dependent person. The murder charge was dismissed…

Oskaloosa man gets 30-year sentence in infant's death

Johnny Dale said he was frustrated and trying to get his girlfriend's 4-month-old son to sleep by bouncing him on an air mattress. The child died.