Tyler Wright pleads guilty in death of 12-year-old Dalilah Batey
Wright admitted to causing a child to be endangered, resulting in the death of 12-year-old Dalilah Batey; the statutory maximum is five years in prison.
4 reports on this incident · first at Sep 1, 2026, 5:50 a.m. ET
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Sep 1, 2026, 6:22 a.m. ET
Tyler Wright pleads guilty in death of 12-year-old Dalilah Batey
Tyler Wright pleaded guilty on August 31, 2026, to causing a child to be endangered, which resulted in the death of 12-year-old Dalilah Batey, according to abc7chicago.com. The charge carries a statutory maximum of five years in prison.
The charge stems from the government's claim that Wright caused the child to be endangered, leading to Batey's death. Further details of the case were not provided in the report.
Sep 1, 2026, 5:52 a.m. ET
Tyler Wright pleads guilty in death of 12-year-old Dalilah Batey; faces up to five years in prison
Tyler Wright has pleaded guilty to causing a child to be endangered in the death of 12-year-old Dalilah Batey, according to ABC7 Chicago. The plea was announced on August 31, 2026. The government claimed that Wright caused a child to be endangered, which resulted in Batey's death, ABC7 Chicago reported. Wright faces up to five years in prison, the statutory maximum for the charge, but no sentence has been imposed yet. Further details of the case were not provided in the report.
Sep 1, 2026, 5:50 a.m. ETFirst report
Tyler Wright pleads guilty in death of 12-year-old Dalilah Batey
Tyler Wright pleaded guilty to causing a child to be endangered, resulting in the death of 12-year-old Dalilah Batey, according to abc7chicago.com. The plea was entered on August 31, 2026. The statutory maximum for the charge is five years in prison; sentencing has not yet occurred.
The government alleged that Wright's conduct caused the child to be endangered, leading to Batey's death. The specific circumstances of the incident have not been detailed in the available reporting.
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