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Florida Father Charged With Aggravated Manslaughter After Toddler’s Hot Tub Death at Airbnb

A probable cause affidavit describes alleged substance use before he fell asleep holding the child.

Overview

  • Deputies say the 20-month-old was found unresponsive around 3:30 a.m. at a Kissimmee rental and was pronounced dead at AdventHealth Celebration just after 4:30 a.m.
  • Investigators initially arrested Reynard Tyrone Hough for child neglect with great bodily harm, then added aggravated manslaughter of a child the next day.
  • The affidavit reported that Hough admitted drinking and ingesting unknown narcotics before entering the hot tub, then dozed off for about 20 minutes while holding his daughter.
  • Hough remains jailed in Osceola County without bond after a court appearance, with another hearing scheduled for Friday; deputies said the child’s mother was asleep and not charged.
  • The family from Washington, D.C., was staying at an Airbnb off Nice Court in the Four Corners area, and the sheriff’s office says the investigation is ongoing.