Tompkins County man charged after 4-year-old boy dies of a fentanyl overdose
Justin M. Fenton faces multiple felony charges after a 4-year-old died from fentanyl toxicity linked to his reckless drug use, officials said.
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Tompkins County man charged after 4-year-old boy dies of a fentanyl overdose
Newfield, N.Y. — A Tompkins County man has been charged with manslaughter after a 4-year-old boy died from fentanyl last year, State Police said.Justin M. Fenton, 31, of Newfield, was arrested and charged Monday with second-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and tampering with evidence, troopers said in a news release.
Man charged for the death of a 4-year-old in Newfield
NEWFIELD, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) - A man has been charged for the death of a 4-year-old in Newfield from 2024. Justin Fenton, age 31, was arrested by troopers on September 8th, in Newfield for the alleged murder of a 4-year-old in 2024. The New York State Police responded to a call in Newfield of a 4-year-old that was unconscious and not breathing on June 30, 2024. After being transported to Cayuga Medical Center the child was pronounced dead. An auto…
Newfield man arrested following investigation into child's death - The Ithaca Voice
ITHACA, N.Y. — A man from Newfield has been indicted and charged with manslaughter in connection to the June 2024 death of a four-year-old child. Thirty-one year-old Justin Fenton was indicted last week on charges of second-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide and tampering with physical evidence, all of which are felonies. An arrest warrant was then issued, and Fenton was taken into custody on Monday, Sept. 8. The charges stem fro…
Tompkins County Man Charged With Death of 4-Year-Old - Finger Lakes Daily News
A Newfield man has been arrested following a Tompkins County Grand Jury indictment related to the death of a 4-year-old child. On Monday, State Troopers took 31-year-old Justin Fenton into custody. He has been charged with second-degree manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, and tampering with physical […]
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