A 27-year-old Virginia man is headed to prison for decades after he beat his 2-month-old daughter to death because she was crying while he was playing Xbox, authorities say.
La'Shaun Quintae Holloway was sentenced to 50 years in prison, with 20 years suspended, meaning he'll spend three decades behind bars, the Virginia Beach Commonwealth Attorney's Office said in a press release . A jury in August convicted Holloway of second-degree murder and child abuse after a three-day trial in the 2019 death of his daughter, who was not publicly identified.
According to prosecutors, Holloway was alone with the girl on Dec. 20, 2019, at his home in the 1100 block of Woodcock Lane in Virginia Beach.
"On this date, while the baby was in Holloway's sole care, family members heard him yelling obsceniti