JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville woman was sentenced to 20 years in prison after an infant who had been treated for multiple injuries in 2023 later died, according to a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrest and booking report.
Arianna Aryana Walton, 25, was originally arrested Feb. 25, 2023, after officers responded to Wolfson Children’s Hospital about an infant with multiple injuries, the report says. A Special Assault Unit detective investigated and Walton was arrested on a charge of aggravated child abuse.
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The infant, who was born Jan. 5, 2023, remained in hospice care and required continuous medical attention. The child died April 13, 2024, while in hospice care in Clay County, the report says. An autopsy by the medical examiner’s office concluded Aug. 6, 2024, that the death was a homicide.
After conferring with the State Attorney’s Office, the sheriff’s office upgraded the charge to second-degree murder, the report says. Court records show Walton was found indigent.