Man enters guilty plea in death of toddler
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LANSING, Mich. (WLNS)– Avis Coward, 44, of Lansing, has pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm, The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan Mark Totten announced today in a news release.
Coward was charged in a complaint that alleged an accidental discharging of Coward’s gun that led to two-year-old King Muhammad’s death. “There was nothing inevitable about the senseless death of this two-year-old child,” said U.S. Attorney Mark Totten.
“This incident is just one example of the grim reality we face: that gun violence is now the number one cause of death for our youngest Americans, ages birth to 19. We cannot bring this innocent child back, but these guilty pleas mark an important step toward securing a measure of justice and sending the message that careless gun owners will be held accountable,” said Totten.
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Emma Huver, 26, of Lansing, the child’s mother, entered a guilty plea in federal court in charges related to the death of a two-year-old at a Lansing gas station on October 24, 2023.
On Sept. 16, Huver will face sentencing.
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