A Green Bay man and woman are facing charges after their child died from fentanyl poisoning.
Police first responded to an apartment on South Taylor Street on May 3rd on a report of an unresponsive child.
The 18-month-old infant was taken to a local hospital where they later died.
The autopsy stated that fentanyl was found in the infant’s system, and that is what caused their death.
Police then arrested 23-year-old Derrick Young and 22-year-old Tyana Putzlocker.
Young admitted to being hooked on the drug and selling it, while Putzlocker denied knowing any of that.
Young has been charged with Neglecting a Child Causing Death as Party to the Crime Maintaining a Drug Trafficking Place and Felony Bail Jumping.
His bail was set at $25,000 cash, while Putzlocker is charged with Neglecting a Child Causing Death, and Misdemeanor Bail Jumping and had her bail set at $10,000 cash.
