Dad, 24, learns his fate after abducting his daughter, 2, shooting her dead then leading cops on chase

An Ohio dada has been sentenced to life successful situation without parole aft abducting and shooting his two-year-old girl dormant and starring constabulary connected a chase. 

Jonathan Baker, 24, of North Baltimore - astir 35 miles southbound of Toledo - killed his girl Emery, 7 months, who he kidnapped and changeable doubly successful nan caput earlier calling his ex-girlfriend to show her he felt homicidal and suicidal. 

Baker was sentenced to life without parole, positive an further 16.5 years for nan kidnapping charge, and 3 years for nan firearms specification, according to Law & Crime. 

Before his sentencing, Baker asked nan judge for mercy and blamed his actions connected not having 'god successful his bosom that day.' 

'I genuinely thought that time I was doing thing good,' he said, according to Law & Crime, while calling nan execution of Emery 'completely evil' and 'absolutely horrible.' 

'Please person mercy,' he begged nan judge earlier his harsh condemnation came down. 'Whatever your prime is, I’m not going to refute it.'

'Mr. Baker, you murdered your daughter,' Seneca County Common Pleas Court Judge Damon Alt replied. 'Throughout nan day, you were afforded each opportunity to forestall that crime from happening.' 

The baby's mother, who had a connection publication successful tribunal connected her behalf, said Baker had taken portion of her life erstwhile he took their daughter's connected June 27, 2023. 

She remembered her girl arsenic a happy, giggling babe who enjoyed tummy clip and her bouncy seat, according to The Sentinel-Tribune. 

Baker told nan tribunal he was happy to perceive that his ex-girlfriend believed successful an afterlife.  

Prior to Emery's death, her begetter led constabulary connected a pursuit aft nan mother reported nan kidnapping. 

Police dash and bodycam footage now uncover nan moments earlier Baker accelerated successful his yellowish Camaro during a constabulary pursuit and collapsed it into nan broadside of a location - sidesplitting nan babe inside. 

At 3:43pm nan Seneca County Sheriff's Office was notified by Wood County deputies astir nan abduction and told nan abductor was heading successful their guidance successful nan Camaro.

The Tiffin Police Department said an off-duty serviceman located nan man successful nan yellowish Camaro and radioed nan accusation to dispatch.

Baker's car was being followed by constabulary for minutes earlier he abruptly jolted near 'erratically' and veered disconnected nan road.

He crossed complete nan lane pinch oncoming postulation and pummeled nan car, astatine speed, into nan broadside of a location connected South Sandusky Street.

Footage shows nan car flying complete a mini bump earlier it crashes into nan property. No 1 was location during nan ordeal.

Several constabulary officers and a civilian instantly rushed towards nan mangled car and tried to unit nan passenger's broadside doorway open. Airbags were deployed during nan crash.

The babe was removed from nan conveyance via nan backmost model and lifesaving protocols were administered, arsenic she was bleeding from nan caput and had labored breathing.

She was rushed to hospital, wherever she died.

It took responders an hr and a half to region Baker from his vehicle.

Baker will beryllium credited for nan astir 500 days he has already spent successful jailhouse and he will beryllium housed astatine nan Lorain Correctional Institution, according to The Sentinel-Tribune.