Federal prosecutors have indicted a Pinellas Park man after investigators say his infant child nearly died from an accidental fentanyl ingestion late last year, a case that began as a routine narcotics probe and quickly turned into every parent’s nightmare. Thirty-one-year-old Rayshawn Smith was indicted on March 31, 2026, on federal counts that tie alleged drug distribution to serious bodily harm, along with firearms offenses. Authorities say the child required significant medical treatment following the November 2025 overdose, and that local detectives later pulled in federal partners as the stakes rose.
How Investigators Say The Case Unfolded
Pinellas Park detectives first opened a narcotics investigation in 2025, but they say the situation became…..