Salisbury man sentenced for child abuse resulting in death & other charges

Travis Jones has been sentenced following a September 27 conviction of child abuse fist degree resulting in death and related charges.

According to officials, an investigation conducted by the detectives of the Wicomico County Child Advocacy Center found out that on July 20, 2015, the victim, a 2 ½ year old boy, was left in Jones’ care.

On July 20, 2015, emergency personnel responded to the home in Salisbury, Maryland at 7:19PM. When personnel arrived they found the 2 ½ year old child unresponsive with multiple bruises ranging from his head to his feet.

The victim was then taken to Peninsula Regional Medical Center where resuscitation efforts continued with no success. Officials reported that the victim succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced dead that evening.

After an autopsy of the child was completed, the victim’s death was ruled a homicide as a result of blunt force trauma and dehydration.   

On October 28, 2016, Jones was sentenced by a Circuit Court Judge to serve 40 years in the Division of Corrections for first degree child abuse resulting in death and an additional 10 years for manslaughter, a total sentence of 50 years active incarceration.