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Parents of 15-month-old baby who died after taking drugs at home arrested
The parents of a 15-month-old Florida child were arrested on May 1, and the Marion County Sheriff's Office said an investigation revealed that their son had drugs left “easily accessible” in their home. It was announced that he had died after ingesting. Daniel Brady Miller and Kelly Nicole Sterling Video released by the Marion County Sheriff's Office (MCSO) shows Sterling and Miller walking through the sheriff's office grounds in Ocala. There is. MCSO announced that 15-month-old Daltin Lee Miller was found unresponsive at the hospital. He returned to his home in Ocala on March 1st. He was pronounced dead shortly after emergency services arrived at the scene. An investigation revealed Daltin had been separated from his parents at birth, but Miller had regained custody in early February on the condition that Sterling leave the home. Sterling returned to the residence in late February and was found at his home on March 1st. A black bag containing drug paraphernalia and a powdered substance that tested positive for fentanyl was found. Daltin died at his home on March 1, and the 5th District Medical Examiner's Office determined he died of acute intoxication from the combined effects of fentanyl, methamphetamine and xylazine, deputies said. Significant amounts of drugs were found in the child's blood, and Miller and Sterling were arrested at their home on May 1 for failing to make “reasonable efforts” to protect Daltin from dangerous drugs. . They are being held without bond, deputies said.Credit: Marion County Sheriff’s Office via Storyful