Merced man arrested after 2-year-old daughter’s life-threatening fentanyl exposure
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MERCED — A 34-year-old Merced man was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment after his 2-year-old daughter was hospitalized for fentanyl exposure, police said.
The toddler is expected to make a full recovery, the Merced Police Department said in a statement.
Her parents brought the girl to the emergency room Sunday after she “experienced life-threatening symptoms consistent with a fentanyl exposure,” the statement said.
Investigators determined that the girl’s father, Marvin Thomas, had brought fentanyl-laced marijuana products into their home, where the child was exposed to the powerful synthetic opioid.
Thomas could face a felony count of child endangerment.
Police said both parents were cooperating with the investigation, which involves Child Protective Services.
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