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Santa Rosa Mother and Grandmother Arrested After Infant’s Fentanyl Exposure

Investigators say a warrant search found fentanyl residue within the baby’s reach in the grandmother’s apartment

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Overview

  • Both women were booked July 16 at Sonoma County Main Adult Detention Facility on felony child endangerment charges with Hansel facing additional drug counts.
  • The 11-month-old ingested a white substance on Sunday evening at the grandmother’s Range Avenue apartment.
  • The child was not taken to a hospital until roughly five hours later; she recovered after treatment confirmed fentanyl exposure.
  • A warrant search uncovered methamphetamine, black tar heroin, numerous pieces of narcotics paraphernalia within areas accessible to the baby.
  • Child Protective Services placed all four siblings into protective custody pending legal proceedings.