LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A judge sentenced a mother to at least three years in prison after police said two of her children ingested fentanyl pills when she left them alone in a hotel room and one of them died.
Amber Mitchell, 36, was taken into custody to begin serving her sentence Tuesday.
Las Vegas Metro police arrested Mitchell in 2022 after the death of her 4-year-old son Sequori Cayetano. His 6-year-old brother was also hospitalized, according to the Clark County District Attorney’s office.
Clark County District Court Judge Carli Kierny sentenced Mitchell to a minimum of three years in the Nevada Department of Corrections with a maximum of 12 years. Mitchell pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter, child abuse, neglect or endangerment resulting in substantial bodily harm, and child abuse, neglect, or endangerment. All are felonies.
Mitchell initially faced three counts of child abuse with substantial bodily harm and one count of drug possession with intent to sell.
Mitchell left her three children alone in a hotel room at The Orleans Hotel and Casino while she went to gamble, according to a police report. The Orleans is located approximately two miles off the Las Vegas Strip.