(FOX40.COM) — A man was arrested after a 2-year-old boy was hospitalized following a suspected fentanyl poisoning in Grass Valley, according to the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office.
The agency said deputies responded on Tuesday evening to a residence after a call about a toddler ingesting fentanyl at a residence near Rough and Ready Highway and Kootenai Lane, west of Grass Valley.
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The child was unresponsive and not breathing, and was provided Narcan several times by medics, the sheriff’s office said.
The child was later taken to a hospital for more care.
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The sheriff’s office said deputies found at the residence narcotics and drug paraphernalia and determined who was the person responsible for the child’s well-being.
That person was arrested on charges of child endangerment and possession of drug paraphernalia.
A search of the residence also allegedly turned up suspected fentanyl and methamphetamine, pipes, syringes, spent and unspent Narcan, and other items, the sheriff’s office said.