Man charged after 3-year-old relative tests positive for fentanyl after July 4 trip in Orange County

A Las Vegas man faces felony charges for child abuse and endangerment after his young relative was rushed to an Orange County hospital after overdosing on fentanyl.

Eric Duane Bird, 41, is accused of keeping potentially deadly narcotics in his bag during a family trip to Newport Beach over the Fourth of July weekend.

Those drugs, according to the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, ended up in the hands of a 3-year-old relative who was staying at the same short-term rental property as Bird and his wife and children…

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