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William Jobe, 29, was sentenced to five years in prison today Summit County Common Pleas Court, after pleading guilty back in August to a second degree felony charge of Endangering Children.

In August of 2015, Jobe violently shook his girlfriend's 8-month-old child, temporarily paralyzing the baby. He was the only one home at the time of the incident, called 9-1-1 and admitted to shaking the child during an interview with police.

The baby suffered severe brain injuries, and according to the prosecutor's office has a lengthy recovery.

Below is the press release from the Summit County Prosecutor's Office: 

AKRON, Ohio (Wednesday, September 07, 2016) – Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh announced today that Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Paul Gallagher sentenced William Jobe, 29, of Second Street in Cuyahoga Falls, to five years in prison for violently shaking his girlfriend’s baby.

On August 4, 2016, Jobe pled guilty to the following charge:

• Endangering Children – a felony of the 2^nd degree

According to Cuyahoga Falls police, emergency crews responded to the Second Street home on August 19, 2015 after a call to 9-1-1 to report an 8-month-old who was having difficulty breathing. The 8-month-old was transported to the hospital with serious injuries. During a police interview, Jobe, who was the live-in boyfriend of the baby’s mother and was home alone at the time of the incident, admitted to shaking the infant. The shaking was so severe, the infant suffered temporary paralysis.

A Cuyahoga Falls man has pleaded guilty to shaking his girlfriend's 8 month old baby.

29 year-old William Jobe of Second Street pled guilty to felony charges of endangering children.

Prosecutors say Cuyahoga Falls police responded to a call of an 8-month old having trouble breathing last August, and the baby had serious injuries.

Jobe was the live-in boyfriend of the baby's mother, and police say he admitted to shaking the infant.

The 8-month old is still in a long recovery from major injuries.

Jobe's sentencing is scheduled for early September.

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(Summit County Prosecutor's Office, news release) Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh announced today that William Jobe, 29, of Second Street in Cuyahoga Falls, pled guilty to violently shaking his girlfriend's baby.

Jobe pled guilty to the following charges:

Endangering Children – a felony of the 2nd degree

According to Cuyahoga Falls police, emergency crews responded to the Second Street home on August 19, 2015 after a call to 9-1-1 to report an 8-month-old who was having difficulty breathing. The 8-month-old was transported to the hospital with serious injuries. During a police interview, Jobe, who was the live-in boyfriend of the baby's mother and was home alone at the time of the incident, admitted to shaking the infant. The baby is recovering from a significant brain injury however faces a long recovery process.

Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Paul Gallagher is scheduled to sentence Jobe on September 7, 2016 at 10am.