Father Arrested After His Toddler Allegedly Drowned When He Fell Asleep in Hot Tub with the Baby Still in His Arms

“I feel bad for this mom and dad; they were devastated,” Osceola County Sheriff’s Office Capt. Kim Montes said after the incident in Florida

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  • Deputies responded to a report of an “unresponsive child who appeared to have drowned in a hot tub” on Dec. 13
  • The toddler was pronounced dead at a nearby hospital
  • Reynard Tyrone Hough, 33, was arrested and charged with child neglect causing great bodily harm and aggravated manslaughter of a child

A father has been arrested after his toddler allegedly drowned when he fell asleep in a hot tub with the baby still in his arms.

The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) in Florida shared in a news release that Washington, D.C., native Reynard Tyrone Hough, 33, was arrested and faces charges related to child neglect and manslaughter.

Reynard’s arrest comes after OCSO deputies responded to a home on Nice Court in Kissimmee on Dec. 13 just after 3:30 a.m. following a report of an “unresponsive child who appeared to have drowned in a hot tub.”…

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