Jonte Harris | Charged with First-Degree Murder of 5-Year Old | Police Interrogation | Charged with First-Degree Murder of 5-Year Old | Police Interrogation

Man indicted in death of girlfriend's 5-year-old daughterJonte Harris charged with 1st-degree murder in death of Zykerria Robinson

A Jacksonville man has been indicted in the October 2018 child-abuse death of his girlfriend's 5-year-old daughter.On Thursday, a Duval County grand jury returned an indictment charging Jonte Harris, 27, with first-degree murder in the death of Zykerria Robinson. Harris entered a plea of not guilty to felony second-degree murder following his arrest last year.Safe Haven of Northeast Florida Founder and Chief Executive Officer Kathy Swafford, who has been by the family's side since Zykerria's death, said they are hoping the indictment will be one step closer to justice. "He needs to do the time," Swafford told News4Jax on Friday, the day after the State Attorney's Office announced the indictment. "He should be charged with first-degree murder.”Harris is the boyfriend of Zykerria’s mother, 26-year-old Michelle Cannimore, who is charged with second-degree murder, child abuse and child neglect in the girl's death. Cannimore entered a plea of not guilty to those charges after her arrest last year.Zykerria died after Cannimore told police that Harris repeatedly struck the girl in the face until she lost consciousness, according to a police report. Cannimore left her daughter on the couch unconscious for nearly five hours before taking her to a hospital, where she died, the report said. An autopsy found the cause of death was blunt impact head trauma.