A mother in upstate New York is facing charges in connection to her 10-year-old son’s death after police say he overdosed on an allergy medication.
The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday the arrest of a 43-year-old mother from Halfmoon, NY in connection to the death of her son earlier this year.
According to the Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to an unattended death call involving a 10-year-old boy at a home inside the D&R Mobile Home Park located at 430 Route 146 in the town of Halfmoon at 9:40 a.m. on January 19, 2026.
An investigation led to the arrest of Rebecca A. Jordan, 43, of Halfmoon. The boy’s mother was charged with felony Second-Degree Manslaughter, felony tampering with physical evidence and misdemeanor endangering the welfare of a child.
Jordan is accused of recklessly causing the death of her son “by providing him with an excessive amount of diphenhydramine resulting in intoxication by that drug with aspiration of gastric contents and probable restriction of normal ventilation.”…