Missouri Mother Charged After Allegedly Giving Daughter Fatal Fentanyl Dose

Jacquelyn Powers is accused of causing her 14-year-old daughter's death by mistakenly administering fentanyl for a toothache.

Jacquelyn Powers, 35, faces charges of first-degree endangerment and child death in St. Louis County, Missouri.
Her daughter, 14, died on October 3 from a fentanyl overdose after complaining of a toothache.
Powers claimed she believed she was giving her daughter an oxycodone pill from her own prescription.
Investigations revealed Powers had exchanged oxycodone with her mother for street-bought pills, allegedly to protect her mother from dangerous drugs.
Powers is being held on a $150,000 bond and is due in court for a bond reduction hearing on November 19, with a preliminary hearing set for December 11.