Brittany Stroud Arrested in Columbus in Toddler's Fatal Fentanyl Overdose
Columbus police took the 30-year-old mother into custody on felony charges ahead of an initial arraignment in Circleville Municipal Court.
Brittany M. Stroud in a Pickaway County Sheriff's Office booking photograph following her Oct. 27, 2026, arrest.
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Columbus police arrested 30-year-old Brittany M. Stroud on Tuesday, Oct. 27, in Columbus on an outstanding warrant in connection with the fatal fentanyl overdose of her 17-month-old daughter, according to the Pickaway County Sheriff's Office. Stroud was transported to the Pickaway County Jail and booked at 12:14 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27, according to jail records.
Stroud will remain in custody pending an initial arraignment scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 28, in Circleville Municipal Court, the sheriff announced. Detective Sgt. Robert Dauberman filed charges against Stroud on Oct. 16 for first-degree felony involuntary manslaughter, third-degree felony child endangering, and fifth-degree felony possession of a controlled substance.
Deputies and Scioto Township emergency medical services were sent to the 7800 block of High Street in Orient at 11:14 a.m. on Oct. 13 on a report of a 1-year-old girl not breathing, according to emergency response records. The 17-month-old girl was taken to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 11:56 a.m., and an autopsy at the Franklin County Coroner’s Office found a fatal amount of fentanyl in her system.
Under a Franklin County court order, the child was supposed to be in the custody of Brittany Stroud’s mother, 52-year-old Tammy M. Stroud, and Brittany Stroud was not permitted to have unsupervised visitation. Tammy Stroud was charged with complicity counts on the same three offenses, turned herself in on Oct. 18, pleaded not guilty, and remains held in the Pickaway County Jail. At a preliminary hearing on Monday, a judge declined to dismiss the complicity charges against Tammy Stroud and reduced her bond to $100,000.
Previously, Pique Media reported that Pickaway County deputies were searching for the mother charged in the toddler's fentanyl death on Oct. 19.
Authorities emphasized that charges are allegations, and both defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
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Columbus police arrested 30-year-old Brittany M. Stroud on Tuesday, Oct. 27, in Columbus on an outstanding warrant in connection with the fatal fentanyl overdose of her 17-month-old daughter, according to the Pickaway County Sheriff's Office.
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Brittany M. Stroud, the mother charged in the fentanyl death of her 17-month-old daughter, is in custody. Stroud, 30, was taken into custody on the morning of Tuesday, October 27, in Columbus by the Columbus Police Department on the outstanding arrest warrant in the case, according to Pickaway County Sheriff Matthew O. Hafey.
Stroud was transported to the Pickaway County Jail and booked at 12:14 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 27, according to jail records.
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Stroud, 30, was taken into custody on the morning of Tuesday, October 27, in Columbus by the Columbus Police Department on the outstanding arrest warrant in the case, according to Pickaway County Sheriff Matthew O. Hafey. She was transported to the Pickaway County Jail without incident, and jail records show she was booked at 12:14 p.m.
Stroud will remain in custody pending an initial arraignment scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 28, in Circleville Municipal Court, the sheriff announced.
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She will remain in custody until her initial arraignment on Wednesday, October 28, in Circleville Municipal Court, the sheriff said.
Detective Sgt. Robert Dauberman filed charges against Stroud on Oct. 16 for first-degree felony involuntary manslaughter, third-degree felony child endangering, and fifth-degree felony possession of a controlled substance.
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Stroud is charged with involuntary manslaughter, a first-degree felony; endangering children, a third-degree felony; and possession of a controlled substance, a fifth-degree felony. Detective Sgt. Robert Dauberman filed the charges on October 16.
Deputies and Scioto Township emergency medical services were sent to the 7800 block of High Street in Orient at 11:14 a.m. on Oct. 13 on a report of a 1-year-old girl not breathing, according to emergency response records.
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Deputies and Scioto Township EMS were sent to 7809 High Street, Unit 3, in Orient at 11:14 a.m. on October 13 on a report of a one-year-old girl not breathing.
The 17-month-old girl was taken to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 11:56 a.m., and an autopsy at the Franklin County Coroner’s Office found a fatal amount of fentanyl in her system.
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The child, 17 months old, was taken to Nationwide Children’s Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 11:56 a.m. An autopsy at the Franklin County Coroner’s Office found a fatal amount of fentanyl in her system.
Under a Franklin County court order, the child was supposed to be in the custody of Brittany Stroud’s mother, 52-year-old Tammy M. Stroud, and Brittany Stroud was not permitted to have unsupervised visitation.
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The child was supposed to be in the custody of Stroud’s mother, Tammy M. Stroud, 52, under a Franklin County court order, and Brittany Stroud was not to have unsupervised visitation.
Tammy Stroud was charged with complicity counts on the same three offenses, turned herself in on Oct. 18, pleaded not guilty, and remains held in the Pickaway County Jail.
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Tammy Stroud is charged with complicity counts on the same three offenses. She turned herself in on October 18, pleaded not guilty, and is held in the Pickaway County Jail.
At a preliminary hearing on Monday, a judge declined to dismiss the complicity charges against Tammy Stroud and reduced her bond to $100,000.
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Tammy Stroud is charged with complicity counts on the same three offenses. She turned herself in on October 18, pleaded not guilty, and is held in the Pickaway County Jail. At a preliminary hearing on Monday, a judge declined to dismiss the charges against her and reduced her bond to $100,000.
Pickaway County Deputies Search for Mother Charged in Toddler's Fentanyl Death
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Previously, Pique Media reported that Pickaway County deputies were searching for the mother charged in the toddler's fentanyl death on Oct. 19.
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Pickaway County Deputies Search for Mother Charged in Toddler's Fentanyl Death
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Authorities emphasized that charges are allegations, and both defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
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Charges are allegations, and both women are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.