Indiana Father Sentenced to 40 Years After Daughter's Drowning

Jeremy Sweet pleads guilty to neglect and drug charges following the 2021 death of his 2-year-old daughter, Emma Sweet, in White River.

Jeremy Sweet was sentenced to 40 years in prison for neglect resulting in death and habitual offender enhancement.
Emma Sweet's body was found three miles from the submerged truck where her father was rescued.
Sweet admitted to using methamphetamine and marijuana before driving into the river.
He provided conflicting accounts of the incident, including placing Emma on the truck's roof.
The official cause of death was complications of hypothermia and asphyxia due to drowning.