Carrollton man sentenced for role in 6-month-old infant s death, burial
Rochelle Eiselt, Journal-Courier
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Ryan L. Wheeler (right) was sentenced to five years in prison and one year of supervised release in connection with the death of 6-month-old Jabari Ellis in late 2018. Jamia Ellis (left), who is Jabari’s mother, was previously sentenced to 20 years.Journal-Courier
CARROLLTON A Carrollton man has been sentenced after pleading guilty last year to burying an infant in a shallow grave in rural Carrollton.
Ryan L. Wheeler, 36, was sentenced last week to five years in the Illinois Department of Corrections and one year of mandatory supervised release in connection with the death of 6-month-old Jabari Ellis in late 2018.
By Benjamin Cox on January 8, 2021 at 7:53pm
A man who concealed the homicide of a child was sentenced in Greene County court this week. 36 year old Ryan L. Wheeler of rural Carrollton was sentenced to 5 years in the Illinois Department of Corrections and 1 year of Mandatory Supervised release on Thursday. Wheeler plead guilty to concealing a homicidal death back in August.
Wheeler was originally charged in November 29, 2018 for burying a dead infant on his family’s property in rural Carrollton. Wheeler’s co-defendent in the case, 24 year old Jamia Ellis also plead guilty in August to drug-induced homicide and was sentenced to 20 years in the Department of Corrections along with 3 years of Mandatory Supervised Release.