Ogden father pleads guilty to killing infant daughter

OGDEN — An Ogden father has pleaded guilty to murder in the death of his 8-week-old daughter. The plea deal spares him the possibility of a death penalty.
Michael Lee Hatton, 26, pleaded guilty Dec. 7 to murder, a first-degree felony. When he is sentenced next month, he faces a mandatory sentence of at least 15 years and up to life in prison.
Prosecutors handed down the murder charge in October 2016 after his daughter, Avery Hatton, succumbed to extensive injuries she suffered while in her