Virginia Father Sentenced to 20 Years After 2-Month-Old Child Found Not Breathing And Pronounced Dead
Jordan Scheffler will spend 20 years behind bars in connection with the murder of his 2-month-old child.
Nov. 24 2023, Published 3:30 p.m. ET
A Virginia father was sentenced to 20 years in jail after he pleaded guilty to the murder of his 2-month-old child, RadarOnline.com has learned.
According to the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a home in Vinton on May 17, 2022, for a call of a 2-month-old child who was not breathing, as Front Page Detectives reported.
Police responded to a home in Virginia regarding a report of a 2-month-old child who was not breathing.
Deputies arrived and tried to revive the child but were not successful. The infant was pronounced dead at the scene.
On May 20, 2022, the sheriff’s office announced the arrest of Jordan Cody Scheffler on charges of second-degree murder and felony child neglect. He was taken into custody earlier that week.
The victim's mother was found and arrested at a shopping center nearby, police said.
According to authorities, Scheffler admitted to hitting the child’s head accidentally, more than once, during rough play, WSET reported.
Investigators reportedly confronted him with the results from the autopsy, which were inconsistent with Scheffler’s version of events. He then changed his story, stating he hit the child’s head against the door frame two to three times, and perhaps a fourth time, officials said.
Once inside the home, officers found the 9-year-old victim with 'obvious signs of trauma.'
Months later, Scheffler was talking with his probation officer and said he did not strike the child and that the injuries were caused by shaken baby syndrome.
According to the autopsy, the child died from blunt force injuries to the head.
The sentencing came after Jung Yoo-jung confessed to killing the tutor in an attempt to see what it was like to murder someone.
On Nov. 21, 2023, a judge sentenced Scheffler to 20 years in jail after he pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and child abuse on June 2, officials said.
Scheffler was given an active sentence of 10 years per charge, WSET reported. Upon release, he was ordered 10 years of good behavior and to not have any unsupervised contact with any child.
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Before his sentencing, Scheffler asked for forgiveness from his loved ones in the courtroom.
Scheffler said, "I want to apologize to both sides of the family. I want to apologize to the woman I love," according to WSET.
Bedford County Commonwealth's Attorney Wes Nance told WSET, "To obtain a conviction and get a sentence close to the top of the sentencing guidelines is very rewarding."