Man Sentenced for Toddler's Fentanyl Death

0:00A 11-worth man just got hit with over 11 years behind bars for his role in a toddler's fentanyl death last year. 35-year-old Kenneth Hedgecock was sentenced to 120 months for involuntary manslaughter, plus 18 months for aggravated, endangering a child, all running one after another on top of time he's already serving. The three-year-old boy, Eli Brown Jr. passed from acute fentanyl poisoning back in March 2025, while under the watch of Hedgecock, and his girlfriend Tara Werta, who lived next door to the kid's mom, folks close to the case are stressing how careless drug use around children turns deadly fast, putting innocent lives on the line when adults bring. That poise and home. The child's mother, Brianna Davis, already to please on child endangerment charges tied to leaving her son there while she stepped out. Investigators found fentanyl, meth, and cocaine all over their apartment, including on the couch where the boy slept and in a baggy underneath. Where to got 97 months just last month, wrapping up convictions for all three adults involved.

1:03With everyone locked up now, this tragedy spotlights the hidden dangers lurking in everyday spots, reminding us to keep that fentanyl far from kids, before another family shatters. That's your Kansas News Today update, AI-powered and always on.