ASHLAND — The counterpart to a dog bite case that left a 6-year-old severely injured was sentenced to prison Monday.
Taylor Desiree Marvin-Brown, 30, of Sandusky will serve up to 10 to 15 years in prison for her involvement in the handcuffing of a child and a pit bull’s subsequent maiming of the youngster.
She is one of three people charged from the Aug. 17 incident. Angela Williams — the children’s mother who authorities have described as Marvin-Brown’s paramour — was recently sentenced to 23 years in prison for her involvement in the incident.
Marvin-Brown faced four felonies.
She was sentenced to prison terms to all four, but her imprisonment will run concurrently instead of consecutively, a leniency for her help with law enforcement.
Marvin-Brown helped authorities
Attorneys, both on the side of the defense and the state, said Marvin-Brown was the “most honest” with law enforcement through the case.
Marvin-Brown even gave the boy life-saving care in the moments after the attack, and called 911.
Ultimately, Marvin-Brown provided “insider” information on the case to the prosecutor’s office and even testified against Robert Michalski, the child’s uncle, authorities said. (He faces sentencing on July 21 following his partial-guilty conviction.)
Marvin-Brown, through tears, apologized.
“I’m sorry for the pain that I caused. I have no excuse for my actions … I’m truly sorry,” she said.
Marvin-Brown said Aug. 17 will be with her forever and that she knows God has forgiven her.
“I hope the family will one day forgive me … from the bottom of my heart, I’m sorry,” shee said.
Marvin-Brown’s mother said the charges against her daughter were “not my daughter.”
“If she could change things, she would,” she said.
Ashland County Common Pleas Judge Dave Stimpert said he struggled with this case.
He considered Marvin-Brown’s compliance with the investigators, her minimal criminal history and the fact she intervened in the moments after the brutal attack against the 6-year-old boy.
But the actions that led to the attack were still horrendous, he said. The scars — both physical and mental — left on the boy will last a lifetime, the judge said.
Marvin-Brown, as part of her sentencing, will also face a mandatory post-release control sanction of two to five years.