A 37-year-old man in Michigan will likely spend multiple decades behind bars for killing his 8-year-old stepson last year, starving the little boy for months before ultimately beating him to death. Wayne County Circuit Judge John C. Gillis on Thursday ordered Jamarr Hill to serve between 18 and 40 years in a state correctional facility for the slaying of young Adren Thimes Jr., authorities announced.

The sentence was handed down after Hill reached a deal with prosecutors and agreed to plead guilty to one count of second-degree murder. In exchange for his plea, prosecutors dismissed charges of first-degree child abuse and felony murder.

Adren's mother, 32-year-old Kentoria Latricia Moss, was also arrested and charged in the boy's death. She is currently facing one count of second-degree m

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