Man gets 10 years in prison for abuse of boy who suffered brain damage

A Madison man was sentenced Thursday to 10 years in prison for pushing his then-girlfriend's 4-year-old son, nearly killing the boy and leaving him with what will likely be a permanent brain injury. Jerry W. Ehrett, 27, claimed during a trial in September that the boy fell while riding his bicycle, a contention that Dane County Circuit Judge William Hanrahan called "nonsense." "You know what happened, because you did it," Hanrahan said. Full Story: Wisconsin State Journal

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