Babysitters charged after TODDLER dies from fentanyl overdose in North Carolina



On "The Chad Prather Show," BlazeTV host Chad Prather reluctantly discussed the tragic story of a 16-month-old baby who died of a fentanyl overdose in North Carolina.

"Most of the time I kind of like to come on here and try to be funny, maybe make you think a little bit about a deep topic that we can have fun picking apart," Chad said. "But then, every once in a while I'm forced to wedge myself into public-service-announcement mode, and while that's a lot less fun, it might be important."

Two women have been indicted by a grand jury after a child in their care died of a fentanyl overdose. Haley Odessa Godshall was babysitting her friend’s toddler, Kingston Jenkins, for the day, but was also hanging out with another friend Daisy Renee Bare, Chad explained.

According to the timeline of events, the two women smoked meth together, then picked up Kingston and headed to Godshall's home. When the baby fell asleep, Godshall gave her friend some fentanyl. Both women used the drug and then fell asleep. When they awoke, Kingston was unresponsive and was later pronounced dead at the hospital. The cause of death was a lethal dose of fentanyl.

"But here’s the thing, fentanyl, as we know, doesn’t take a whole lot to kill a person. A few grains of it can be lethal under the right circumstances, and that’s for an adult," Chad said. "I think the pretty obvious first place to land on this is: Don’t do drugs around children and especially don’t do dangerous drugs that can kill you around them."

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Tennessee man overdosed on fentanyl and killed his 4-month-old baby by falling on her, police say



A Tennessee man allegedly fell on his daughter and killed her after he overdosed on fentanyl, according to police.

Lebanon police said they were called out to a Travel Inn on April 3 and found an unresponsive 4-month-old infant and 38-year-old Jesse Wayne Craddock, who was disoriented.

Craddock and his daughter were transported by ambulance to Vanderbilt Wilson County Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead.

Police took Craddock into custody after finding him in possession of what they suspected to be narcotics.

An autopsy on the girl later found that she had died by asphyxiation. Police alleged that Craddock lost consciousness and fell on his daughter.

Investigators said the mother of the child left him to care for their daughter while she went to work.

Craddock was indicted by a grand jury and charged with first-degree felony murder. He also faces charges of simple possession of a schedule II drug (fentanyl) and aggravated child abuse and neglect.

Deaths from drug overdoses skyrocketed during the coronavirus pandemic. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said that there were more than 93,000 overdose deaths in 2020, an increase of nearly 30% from 2019.

Metro Nashville Overdose Response Program director Trevor Henderson told WTVF-TV that he has seen a dramatic spike in drug overdose deaths, and he thinks the alarming trend will continue.

"We're looking at shocking numbers now," Henderson said. "We're projecting more shocking numbers for this year. Next year, who knows where we'll be."

Here's more about the overdose crisis in Tennessee:

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