Killer of 6-year-old boy gets 25 years to life in prison

A Compton Superior Court judge ordered the man who confessed to killing the 6-year-old son of his former girlfriend in July to 25 years-to -life in state prison.

Compton Superior Court Judge John J. Cheroske imposed the term on 36-year-old Marcas Catrell Fisher, who pleaded guilty Nov. 19 to first-degree murder in the death of Dae'von Bailey.

The boy's body was found July 23 at a home in the 800 block of East 87th Place in South Los Angeles.

The boy's mother, who is Fisher's ex-girlfriend, had left her son in his care. Prosecutors said Fisher became upset with the child and beat him over a lengthy period of time.

Fisher -- who had prior convictions for sexual battery and burglary -- was taken into custody in North Las Vegas on Aug. 19. His arrest involved members of a multi-agency task force including Los Angeles police detectives, the U.S. Marshals Service, Department of Justice and members of the North Las Vegas and Las Vegas Metro police departments.

In exchange for Fisher's plea to the murder charge, prosecutors dropped a second count against him -- assault on a child causing death.

The death of Dae’von Bailey last July prompted a review of the way Los Angeles County’s Department of Children and Family Services handles complaint calls.

County supervisors said at the time that 12 children had died in the previous year after people had reported abuse to the department.

Records indicated that the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services had fielded at least half a dozen calls that said 6-year-old Dae’von had suffered abuse and neglect.

KPCC Wire Services contributed to this story.