Mansfield father sentenced to 20 years after toddler’s fatal fentanyl overdose

The Brief

  • A Mansfield man was sentenced to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to injury of a child causing serious bodily injury, resulting in the death of his 2-year-old daughter.
  • The father waited two hours before calling 911 after the child ingested fentanyl-laced pills, first attempting to order the opioid antidote Naloxone on DoorDash.
  • Investigators found the fatal fentanyl pills, syringes, and a loaded gun within reach of the child in the apartment.

DALLAS A 28-year-old Mansfield man has pleaded guilty to injury to a child causing serious bodily injury to his two-year-old child and has been sentenced to 20 years in prison.

2-year-old Mansfield girl overdoses in father’s apartment

The backstory:

Reed has been convicted of knowingly causing serious bodily injury to a child. His sister and roommate at the time, Jamie Popovic, was charged with abandoning and endangering a child.

Investigators say Reed waited two hours before calling police after his 2-year-old daughter Nevaeh ingested fentanyl-laced pills.

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