33-year-old Koman Willis has been charged in the fatal shooting of 6-month-old Jonylah Watkins in March.
Willis was also charged with aggravated battery with a firearm for shooting the girl’s father on March 11.
According to court records, Willis has been arrested 46 times going back to 1996, with prior convictions for aggravated assault of a police officer, a weapons charge and numerous drug charges.
Authorities say that Willis allegedly shot Jonathan Watkins, Jonylah’s father, “in retaliation for a stolen video game system.”