Braylon Robinson

Braylon Robinson, age 1. Killed April 12, 2015. Braylon died in his East 63rd Street home, after a 3-year-old boy shot him with a gun that was hidden under a sofa.

(Family photo)

Shanee Robinson, 24

Ricardo Sims, 27

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The parents of a 1-year-old boy accidentally shot dead in Cleveland two years ago pleaded guilty Wednesday to involuntary manslaughter.

The boy's father, Ricardo Sims, faces a mandatory one year prison term under the plea agreement, while the mother, Shanee Robinson, could be sentenced to prison at the discretion of Cuyahoga Common Pleas Judge Nancy R. McDonnell.

The couple was set to stand trial this week on reckless homicide, involuntary manslaughter and multiple counts of endangering children. Under the deal reached Wednesday, the reckless homicide charges and all but one endangering children charge will be dropped.

Braylon Robinson was fatally shot in the head when another 3-year-old boy he was playing with found a gun that police say Sims hid underneath a living room sofa.

Shanee Robinson, 24, had been babysitting the 3-year-old boy, along with several other children, at their home on East 63rd Street.

Both parents will remain free on bond until Oct. 19, when McDonnell is scheduled to hand down a sentence.

Assistant County Prosecutor Kristin Karkutt credit Cleveland Police body cameras for providing the evidence used to secure a conviction against the parents.

"Video from police body cameras was absolutely critical to getting the convictions in this case," Karkutt writes in an email. "They provided real-time, unblinking evidence of the chaotic shooting scene."

Camera footage captured statements from Robinson when officers arrived, Karkutt said, and also the discovery of a second handgun found underneath the couch.

Sims' mandatory year-long sentence comes as a result of an illegal firearm specification included in both the involuntary manslaughter and endangering children charges. Prosecutors say the 27-year-old father placed the gun under the sofa, along with other weapons.

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