Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton says a La Porte man is now behind bars for the 2012 murder of a 16-month-old child, according to Fox 26 Houston. The arrest marks a major breakthrough in the case 14 years later.
Eric Johnson was taken into custody, the station reported.
He was arrested following a fresh look at the evidence during the attorney general's Texas Solves workshop, according to Fox 26 Houston.
Investigators say the child, Sean McCloskey, died from severe blunt force trauma, the station reported.
The child was in Johnson's care at the time, according to Fox 26 Houston.
Authorities say they hope the long-awaited breakthrough finally brings the family some justice, the station reported.