Milford Man Receives Six Years In Prison For Neglecting Five-Week-Old Infant
By Liz Shepherd
InkFreeNews
Noah Wayne Albino White
WARSAW — A Milford man will serve six years in prison for neglect against a five-week-old infant.
Noah Wayne Albino White, 28, 51 E. Camp Mack Road, Milford, was charged with neglect of a dependent resulting in bodily injury, a level 5 felony, as a lesser included offense of neglect of a dependent resulting in serious injury, a level 3 felony; and obstruction of justice, a level 6 felony.
White was sentenced in Kosciusko Superior Court One on Thursday, Jan. 11.
For neglect of a dependent, Kosciusko Superior Court One Judge Karin McGrath sentenced White to six years in the Indiana Department of Correction. White also received a two-year DOC sentence for obstruction of justice. Both charges will be served at the same time.
White has 203 days of jail time credit. A no-contact order between White and the child also remains in effect.
At sentencing, Deputy Prosecutor Dan Hampton noted White’s prior criminal history and the multiple non-self-inflicted injuries the infant had. He listed those two aspects as aggravators alongside the child’s age and White’s position of care over the child. White’s pre-sentence investigation report listed no mitigators. Hampton said he concurred with the probation department’s recommendation of a six-year sentence.
“We have tried and tried to rehabilitate this individual,” said Hampton.
Defense Attorney John Barrett said he found it troubling that there was still no clue as to what really happened in terms of if White; his co-defendant, Cheyenne K. Honeycutt; or both White and Honeycutt were responsible for the child’s injuries. On Dec. 21, 2023, Honeycutt was sentenced to 3 1/2 years in DOC, with one year suspended on formal probation.
He said Honeycutt did not receive the maximum sentence in her case and to not disregard that. Barrett requested a portion of White’s sentence be suspended.
“I’m anxious to put this behind me and better myself,” said White.
McGrath said she agreed on the aggravators provided by Hampton and said there was no general indication of remorse. She also noted the sentence given to Honeycutt was irrelevant since Honeycutt and White’s criminal histories and remorse varied significantly.
“We may not know exactly how those injuries happened but there’s no doubt the defendant knew something was wrong and did nothing again and again and again,” said McGrath.
On April 19, 2023, officers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Office and a Child Protective Services caseworker went to a local hospital regarding a report of possible child abuse. Medical personnel determined the child had a broken left arm, a possible broken right arm, and several fractured ribs.
When asked about the morning of April 19, White said he could see the child’s arm dangling. He then tried to lift the child’s hand by their finger, and the child started screaming. Later in the interview, White said he was unsure if Honeycutt picked the child up wrong or what happened. At one point during an interview with law enforcement, White began to text someone.
On May 5, 2023, a woman said she received messages from Honeycutt about White and his temper with the baby. She also said White was always under the influence and smoked marijuana around the baby. Drug tests for White and the baby came back positive for cannabinoids/THC.
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