DETROIT – A mother has been sentenced to decades in prison after she gave her son drugs while they were alone in the child’s bedroom at their Detroit home, which caused him to go into cardiac arrest and die.
Chavon Caprice Boone, 42, of Detroit, was sentenced to 22-40 years in prison on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (You can watch the full sentencing in the video at the top of this article.)
The prosecutor said the boy’s father was not present for the sentencing because he’s had a difficult time dealing with his son’s death, and has broken down in tears on every phone call they’ve had…