Yesterday, a Napa couple pleaded not guilty in Napa County Superior Court to charges that their 3-year-old son, Zayden, died after exposure to fentanyl. In a brief appearance in Department 1, Belen Marie Shroyer and Timothy Daniel Schultz entered their pleas. Prosecutors say Shroyer is being held without bail, while Schultz remains in custody on a $1 million bail amount. The case stems from an Aug. 15, 2024 incident in which deputies say the child was found unresponsive, then later pronounced dead at Queen of the Valley Medical Center.
Court hearing and pleas
Forensic findings, prosecutors highlighted
The county coroner’s toxicology report found 13 nanograms of fentanyl per milliliter of blood, an amount authorities say can be fatal, and…..