A Shelby County man was given 40-years in prison for pleading guilty to first-degree murder last week in Center.

123^rd District Judge Charles “Brick” Dickerson sentenced 28-year old William Bryce Moore of Tenaha for the death of his infant daughter in February.

Last month, Moore’s wife, Angela Moore was sentenced to five years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter.

The Moores were both indicted for capital murder in the death of six-month old Ariana Moore.

Autopsy results showed cause of death was consistent with blunt force trauma damaging internal organs.

An affidavit states William Moore admitted to striking the child in the abdomen.