( CNN ) -- The father of a New Year 's Day baby pleaded guilty Thursday to killing the infant by violently shaking him . Camryn Jakeb Wilson was the first baby born in 2008 in Summit County , Ohio , arriving at 12:33 a.m. January 1 . Craig Wilson 's guilty plea in Akron , Ohio , to murder and child endangering charges ended a yearlong saga surrounding the death of Camryn Jakeb Wilson , the first baby born in Summit County , Ohio , in 2008 . `` This type of crime is always difficult to understand , but today I do hope that Camryn 's mother has some closure and that today is one step toward healing , '' Summit County Prosecutor Sherri Bevan Walsh said . Camryn 's mother , Crystal Wilson , had left the 10-week-old infant in his father 's care on March 12 , 2008 , while she attended a meeting . When she returned to their Cuyahoga Falls home she found Camryn in a baby swing , listless and breathing abnormally while her husband of 10 months sat on a couch . Doctors at Akron Children 's Hospital quickly determined that Camryn had suffered traumatic brain injuries and bleeding in his eyes that could only have been caused by violent shaking . Learn about shaken baby syndrome » . Camryn died in his mother 's arms , surrounded by other family members , on March 25 , 2008 , shortly after being removed from life support . Craig Wilson , 29 , confessed to police that he was frustrated after an argument with his wife over his ex-girlfriend and a child he had with her . He shook and squeezed Camryn before laying him in the swing but had n't intended to hurt the infant , he told police . The National Center on Shaken Baby Syndrome estimates that as many as 1,400 babies annually are injured or killed by shaking . Despite the confession , the case dragged on for a year after an autopsy showed Camryn had suffered broken ribs prior to the fatal shaking . The finding raised the possibility that another person had previously abused Camryn and perhaps contributed to his death , said Jonathan T. Sinn , Craig Wilson 's defense attorney . See photos of the family » . Craig Wilson 's trial was scheduled to begin Monday . Sinn had hoped to negotiate a plea deal with prosecutors that would send Craig Wilson to prison for a flat 20-year term , but in the end , prosecutors would n't budge . `` From the moment my client was arrested , he took responsibility for his actions and for the killing of his child , '' Sinn said . `` From a human perspective , that 's very admirable . From a defense perspective , it makes it difficult to mount a defense when somebody acknowledges completely their guilt . '' Judge Lynne Callahan sentenced Wilson to 15 years to life . He is unlikely to be paroled in less than 20 years , Sinn said .
A man pleaded guilty to murder , endangering child . Officer Wilson confessed to killing baby after argument with wife . Autopsy showed 10-week - old infant had been abused before .