A Florida jury on Tuesday found a man guilty of first-degree murder for dropping his 5-year-old daughter off a bridge four years ago, despite arguments from his attorneys that he was insane and thought his actions would actually save her. The Tampa Bay Times reported that no one from Jonchuck's family was in the courtroom when the verdict was announced. No one disputed that Jonchuck, now 29, dropped his daughter Phoebe 62 feet (18 meters) into Tampa Bay in January 2015, and that he had a long history of mental problems. At the moment he threw her off the bridge, "he thought he was protecting his daughter," Manuele said. Vickers scrambled down a ladder to a dock below the bridge but couldn't see Phoebe in the dark water.

Source: ABC News April 16, 2019 13:50 UTC