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Maryland man sentenced to five years after 15-month-old ingests heroin and alcohol
A Salisbury, Maryland man was sentenced earlier this month to 5 years of incarceration after a Worcester County jury discovered him responsible of reckless endangerment and neglect of a minor.
State’s Legal professional Kris Heiser stated in a press launch that the fees stemmed from an incident on July 3, 2021, when Pocomoke Metropolis, Maryland first responders responded to stories of a 15-month-old little one having problem respiration.
Tommy Lee Beauchamp of Salisbury, Maryland was sentenced to 5 years of incarceration after a baby he was watching ingested heroin and alcohol.
(Worcester County States Legal professional)
The mom of the kid reported the incident and stated her son was turning blue within the face.
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As EMS crews transported the kid, one of many responders suspected the kid was affected by an unintended drug overdose, the press launch famous. The crew member administered Narcan to the kid, which brought about the kid to regain consciousness.
A medical examination was carried out on the kid at TidalHealth Peninsula Regional Hospital in Salisbury, which confirmed the kid had heroin and alcohol in his system.
Police tape. (Photograph by Andri Tambunan / AFP) (Photograph by ANDRI TAMBUNAN/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
(Photograph by ANDRI TAMBUNAN/AFP by way of Getty Photos)
The kid was transported to the Kids’s Hospital in Washington, D.C., for additional therapy, and survived.
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An investigation carried out by the Worcester County Sheriff’s Workplace and Baby Protecting Service found Tommy Lee Beauchamp, now 33, is the kid’s father and has a historical past of drug use.
Beauchamp, in response to witnesses, gave the impression to be beneath the affect and utilizing medication when caring of the kid on the day of the incident.
The investigation additionally discovered Beauchamp pleaded responsible to neglecting one other little one who unintentionally ingested opioids beneath comparable circumstances, the discharge learn.
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On Oct. 20, 2020, a jury discovered Beauchamp responsible of reckless endangerment and neglect of a minor. Two weeks later, on Nov. 4, Decide Beau Oglesby imposed the utmost sentence of 5 years.