Inset: Landan Jennings (Clark County Jail). Background: The apartment complex where authorities said he abused his 4-month-old son to death (WHIO).

A 25-year-old father from Ohio has been sentenced to over a decade in prison for his involvement in the death of his 4-month-old son, who succumbed to prolonged abuse.

On Tuesday, Clark County Common Pleas Judge Douglas M. Rastatter imposed the maximum sentence of up to 16 1/2 years on Landan Jennings in a state correctional facility for the heinous 2023 murder of his infant son, as reported by court documents reviewed by Law&Crime. Earlier in February, Landan accepted a plea deal with the Clark County Prosecutor’s Office by pleading guilty to one count of permitting child abuse. In return for his plea, additional charges were dismissed, which included two counts of murder, one count of felonious assault, and one count of endangering children.

The child’s mother, Angel Seiker, also faced charges related to her son’s death. She entered a guilty plea for the same charge as Jennings and is awaiting sentencing on a future date.

Prior to handing down the sentence, Rastatter addressed Jennings directly and explained why he felt the maximum sentence was appropriate.

“Really the only thing this child experienced in this world was pain and suffering. I cannot in good conscience show you any mercy or any leniency when your son didn’t get any of that,” he said, according to courtroom footage posted by Dayton, Ohio CBS affiliate WHIO. “This child was abused continuously over the months before his death.”