A former Austin man was sentenced Thursday to 100 years in prison with no chance of parole for the first 25 years after being convicted of killing his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter.

Jerimie Hicks, 22, graduated from Austin High School in 2006 and currently lives in Montana. He was found guilty of the murder, as well as tampering with evidence, in November 2010.

Along with 100 years in prison, Hicks must pay $29,772 in restitution fees to Jessica Bray, the girl’s mother, and to a crime victim compensation fund in Montana.

According to court documents, Hicks called 911 on Feb. 26, 2010, seeking medical help for 3-year-old Kaelyn Bray, who was the daughter of his then-girlfriend, Jessica Bray.

Hicks said the child had fallen down the stairs and hit her head on the wall. When emergency personnel arrived at the scene, Bray was barely breathing and had suffered an apparent injury to the head. She also had dried blood coming from her nose, which indicated that Hicks had not called 911 immediately after the incident.

Upon arrival at the hospital, Bray was in critical condition and was diagnosed with a subdural hematoma and acute respiratory failure. She died three days later after being pronounced brain dead.