Man granted probation after pleading guilty to child abuse

FORT WAYNE, Ind. (WANE) - A man linked to a 2024 child abuse investigation at a Fort Wayne home learned his sentence Monday.A judge in Allen Superior Court granted Nickolas Uitts two and a half years of probation. Court records show he'd spent 43 days in jail as his case wound through the legal system.Nearly a year ago, the 26-year-old was accused of hitting a child with a flashlight as a punishment, according to court documents.At the time, Uitts denied the allegations, but told police typical