GLENDALE, Ariz. (KPHO/Gray News) — A man in Arizona received his sentence last week after he was convicted of killing a young mother, setting her on fire and abandoning her baby in 2018.
The Maricopa County Attorney Rachel Mitchell announced that 27-year-old Antwaun Ware was sentenced to life in prison.
Ware was convicted of killing Jasmine Dunbar and abandoning her baby on the side of the road in Glendale, Arizona in March 2018.
Mitchell said that when the incident happened, a couple was driving in the area and found a 7-month-old baby in a car seat along with Dunbar’s ID and several other items on the side of the road.
Police were able to track down Dunbar’s family members, who told them that Ware was going with Dunbar to take a paternity test at the time.
Phoenix officers traced Ware’s steps and learned that he drove to a field in Maryvale where he killed Dunbar and set her body on fire.
“This defendant’s callous actions have no place in our community. Thanks to the hard work of my prosecutors, he will live the rest of his life behind bars,” Mitchell said. “To the people who rescued this baby, I say, ‘Thank you.’ This child is alive today because of your heroic actions.”
Ware pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and endangerment.
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