Mother Charged After Child, 4, Died From Methadone Intoxication, Baltimore Police Say

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — A Baltimore pistillate has been charged successful the October 2020 decease of her kid aft an autopsy recovered the four-year-old’s decease was caused by methadone intoxication, constabulary said.

Latosha Nance, 44, is charged with involuntary manslaughter, neglect of a minor, reckless endangerment and mendacious statement, constabulary said.

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Police said officers responded to Johns Hopkins Pediatrics for a child’s death. The child, identified arsenic Deyonte Davis, was pronounced dormant by aesculapian staff.

Davis’ assemblage showed nary signs of trauma oregon foul play, constabulary said. His remains were past transported to the State Medical Examiner’s Office, wherever an autopsy was performed.

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In January 2021, the State Medical Examiner’s bureau ruled Davis’ decease a homicide by methadone intoxication.

After detectives conducted an investigation, Nance was arrested Tuesday. It is unclear however Nance was charged with mendacious statement.

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Nance is being held without bail astatine Central Booking. A preliminary proceeding for Nance volition beryllium held the greeting of November 4, according to physics tribunal records.

CBS Baltimore Staff