Grandfather of toddler who fell out of cruise ship window sentenced to 3 years probation
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February 8, 2021, 11:48 AM·2 min read
Salvatore “Sam” Anello, of Valparaiso, Indiana, pleaded guilty to negligent homicide last year after his granddaughter, Chloe Wiegand, fell through an 11-story window from the ship docked in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in July 2019.
Image: Chloe Wiegand. (Courtesy Wiegand Family)
Anello had initially pleaded not guilty, but last February said that he was going to plead guilty so his family could begin to move on from the tragedy. The plea deal allowed Anello to avoid jail time and serve the probation in his home state, Michael Winkleman, an attorney for the Wiegand family, has said.
The Indiana man who dropped his young granddaughter from an open window of a cruise ship was sentenced Monday to three years’ probation for his role in her tragic death, according to justice officials in Puerto Rico.