A Scott County man has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the 2023 death of 2-month-old Kyzer Fry, avoiding a scheduled jury trial.
Rodger Sorg, 24, was originally charged with first-degree murder following the infant’s death on August 2, 2023. He initially pleaded not guilty and was set to stand trial in July 2025. Instead, Sorg entered a guilty plea to a lesser charge of second-degree murder.
According to court documents, Sorg was sentenced to 25 years in prison, with a three-year suspended sentence. He had remained in custody at the Scott County Detention Center throughout the proceedings and had acquired 711 days of jail credit at the time of his plea.
The tragic case began on August 2, 2023, when the Mansfield Police Department responded to a call at a home on Huntington Avenue. Samantha Dotson, the child’s mother, told authorities she had returned from work to find her son, Kyzer Fry, unresponsive. At the time, Kyzer and two other children were in the care of Sorg.
The Arkansas State Police were brought in to investigate, and Sorg was arrested days later on August 8, 2023.
