Hunter Locke-Hughes, 22, of Fraser, was sentenced for his first-degree child abuse (Life felony) and involuntary manslaughter (15-year felony) convictions for drowning his girlfriend’s 6-year-old special needs child.

A Macomb County jury has convicted Hunter Locke-Hughes, 22, of drowning his girlfriend’s 6-year-old child with special needs after a nine-day trial.

Officials have made an arrest after months of investigating a child’s death in Clinton Township.