A Palm Bay man will spend 38 years in prison for the beating death of his 12-year-old son in 2021. Jason Godleski, 38, was sentenced this week in Brevard County after pleading no contest to charges of second-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, and neglect of a child with great bodily harm.

Jason Godleski, the Brevard County man accused of killing his son two years ago, will now face murder charges for the boy’s death, a month after rejecting a plea deal in the case.

A month after a woman was sentenced to 30 years in prison over the abuse of a 12-year-old boy, court records show the boy's father will no longer be accepting a plea deal like his girlfriend did.

The girlfriend of a Brevard County father accused of beating his 12-year-old son to death was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

A Palm Bay man accused of beating his 12-year-old son and locking him in the laundry room, where he later died, appeared in court Monday.

A woman accused of playing a role in the death of 12-year-old Noah Godleski in October was processed at the Brevard County jail Tuesday night, according to deputies.

Palm Bay's police chief revealed new details of the investigation into a 12-year-old boy's death, including an unconfirmed history of abuse and plans to arrest the victim's father's girlfriend.

Brevard County man arrested on charges of aggravated manslaughter of a child and failure to report a death following the death of his son.