Tyler man gets 40 years for severely burning child in bathtub

Joshua Tranair Meekings , 27 , was charged with first-degree injury to a child after his step son suffered third-degree burns in a bathtub in May 2022 .

The boy required multiple surgeries after suffering burns to 33 to 36% of his body, a doctor said.

On Monday he was sentenced to 40 years in prison in Smith County , Texas .