Wyoming Man Arrested Following Overdose Death Of Toddler Son

A  Rock Springs man was arrested earlier at the moment after his toddler son died of an unintentional drug overdose in October, in accordance with a launch from the Sweetwater County Sheriff’s Workplace.

In line with the discharge, 35-year-old Daniel Scott James was arrested with out incident on fees of involuntary manslaughter at his dwelling.

The discharge says the arrest dates again to when deputies had been referred to as to a house north of Rock Springs on October 21 on a report of a two-year-old boy who was unconscious and never respiration.

“Once they arrived, they discovered the boy’s father administering CPR. The kid’s physique; was stiff and chilly to the contact; he was clearly deceased,” Sheriff’s Division spokesman Jason Mower stated

Investigators say they discovered after the boys loss of life that James was taking a lot of prescribed and unlawful medicine, The discharge goes on to say;

On the time of loss of life, James stated saved his medicines in a tablet organizer on the microwave. The evening earlier than
the boy died, James informed investigators he observed his Buprenorphine was lacking from the tablet organizer. The
youngster’s mom additionally reported that her toddler son vomited a number of occasions earlier than mattress that evening.
Whereas no apparent indicators of trauma had been found throughout post-mortem, toxicology outcomes revealed Buprenorphine
within the youngster’s system. Whereas forensic consultants wouldn’t specify the precise variety of tablets the boy might have
ingested, they stated lower than one tablet was sufficient to show deadly.
Lead detective on the case, Stephanie Cassidy, stated, “These investigations are by no means simple. A baby was misplaced.
Regardless of the circumstances, my deepest condolences are with the household. We’ve spent a whole lot of effort and time
over the previous few months piecing this collectively and attempting to deliver justice to this little boy.”

Beneath Wyoming legislation involuntary manslaughter carries a possible penalty of as much as 20 years in jail.