Mykill Puckett, 26, will serve 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to raping a 6-month-old child. He also pleaded guilty to incest, first-degree assault, first-degree criminal abuse of a victim under 12, and first-degree wanton endangerment.
Puckett and his partner were first arrested in 2023 when staff at a local hospital reported injuries consistent with child abuse.
According to the Kentucky Attorney General’s Office, Puckett appeared in Webster Circuit Court and entered guilty pleas to all charges stemming from the 2023 investigation.
Under the sentence, Puckett will not be eligible for parole, cannot contact the victim for 10 years after his release, and must serve a five-year probationary period once out of prison.
“The abuse in this case was simply horrific. Law enforcement and prosecutors responded with the full weight of Kentucky’s justice system,” said Commonwealth’s Attorney for the 5th Judicial Circuit Zac Greenwell, who prosecuted the case.
The case began in August 2023, when hospital staff alerted authorities to a 6-month-old child’s injuries consistent with abuse. Puckett and his partner, Holly Jo Jones, were arrested shortly after. Jones faces charges of first-degree assault and criminal abuse and is awaiting her court hearing.
“Every day, Kentucky’s law enforcement and prosecutors stare into the darkness and see some of the worst conduct imaginable,” Attorney General Russell Coleman said. “Through zealous collaboration with Commonwealth’s Attorney Greenwell and his office, we made clear that this criminal behavior has no place in Kentucky, and we will use every legal tool to stop it.”
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