Deadbeat dad who went viral sentenced to 60 days in jail

A deadbeat dad who infamously told a Wisconsin TV station he couldn’t pay child support because he “died” in a car accident has been sentenced to 60 days in jail. He has also paid more than $10,000 in overdue child support payments with funds his grandfather gave him.

Authorities said the defendant, who lives with his parents and is unemployed, had paid only $100 in child support since his daughter’s birth in 2009. After he was in a car crash in 2010, he tried to claim he was disabled and could not work. However, records show that he worked full-time at his uncle’s auto shop in 2013 while participating in a jail work release program. Authorities also obtained video of him partying in Milwaukee night clubs shortly after his car accident.

In 2014, a reporter from TV station WITI approached the defendant for a comment after Milwaukee County prosecutors found photos and videos of him flaunting money under his rapper name on Facebook and Instagram. He told the reporter he couldn’t pay child support because he “died” in a car crash. The interview went viral. However, the defendant’s lawyer claims the cash flashed on the social media sites was fake. The defendant pleaded guilty to two felony charges of failure to pay child support. In addition to serving 60 days in jail, he must serve three years of probation and pay $100 a month in child support upon his release as a condition of his probation.

Custodial parents who are experiencing difficulty obtaining child support payments from noncustodial parents may wish to meet with a family law attorney. After reviewing the details of the case, an attorney can explain the remedies that are available.

Source: FOX 59, “Deadbeat dad who ‘died’ to get out of paying child support pays $10k, sentenced to jail,” Kylee Wierks, March 31, 2015