Pickaway County Deputies Search for Mother Charged in Toddler's Fentanyl Death
Brittany Stroud faces manslaughter charges after her 17-month-old daughter died in Orient, while grandmother Tammy Stroud is held on a $250,000 bond.
The Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office released its account Monday of the death of a 17-month-old girl in Orient, saying an autopsy found a fatal amount of fentanyl in the child and that her mother, charged in the death, is still wanted, authorities announced. Deputies made contact on scene with the girl’s mother, 30-year-old Brittany M. Stroud, according to the sheriff's office. A Pickaway County woman is a wanted fugitive after authorities say her 17-month-old daughter died of a fentanyl overdose while in her unsupervised care, in violation of a custody order barring such visits, according to authorities. Detective Sgt. Robert Dauberman filed charges against Brittany Stroud for involuntary manslaughter, a first-degree felony; child endangering, a third-degree felony; and possession of a controlled substance, a fifth-degree felony, the sheriff’s office stated. Brittany Stroud’s arrest warrant remains outstanding, and the sheriff’s office said she is known to frequent the Franklin County and Columbus area in Ohio.
Tammy Stroud turned herself in on the warrant Sunday evening, October 18, was arraigned Monday in Circleville Municipal Court, where her bond was set at $250,000, and remains in the Pickaway County Jail after her surrender. Detectives working with Franklin County Children Services and the National Youth Advocate Program learned that a Franklin County court order required the child to be in the custody of 52-year-old Tammy M. Stroud, the girl’s grandmother and Brittany Stroud’s mother, and barred Brittany Stroud from having unsupervised visitation with the child, according to the sheriff’s office. Tammy Stroud was charged with complicity to involuntary manslaughter, complicity to child endangering and complicity to possession of a controlled substance in the case.
Deputies from the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office and Scioto Township EMS were dispatched at 11:14 a.m. Oct. 13 to 7809 High Street, Unit 3, in Orient for a report of a 1-year-old girl not breathing, according to the sheriff’s office. EMS arrived first, started CPR, and took the child to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, officials reported. The sheriff’s office was notified at 11:56 a.m. that the child, who was 17 months old, had died at the hospital in the case. An Oct. 14 autopsy at the Franklin County Coroner’s Office found a fatal amount of fentanyl in the toddler’s system, the release said. Detectives executed a search warrant at the Orient residence and seized evidence, carried out several additional search warrants, and have been working with the Columbus Division of Police on the case, the sheriff’s office said.
Anyone with information about where she is can contact Sergeant Robert Dauberman at 740-420-5752 or rdauberman@pickawaysheriff.gov with tips. Charges are allegations, and both women are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court under law.
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The Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office released its account Monday of the death of a 17-month-old girl in Orient, saying an autopsy found a fatal amount of fentanyl in the child and that her mother, charged in the death, is still wanted, authorities announced.
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The Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office on Monday released its account of the death of a 17-month-old girl in Orient, saying an autopsy found a fatal amount of fentanyl in the child and that her mother, who is charged in the death, is still wanted.
Tammy Stroud turned herself in on the warrant Sunday evening, October 18, was arraigned Monday in Circleville Municipal Court, where her bond was set at $250,000, and remains in the Pickaway County Jail after her surrender.
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Tammy Stroud turned herself in on the warrant on Sunday evening, October 18. She was arraigned Monday in Circleville Municipal Court, where her bond was set at $250,000, and she remains in the Pickaway County Jail.
EMS arrived first, started CPR, and took the child to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, officials reported.
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EMS arrived first, started CPR, and took the child to Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus.
The sheriff’s office was notified at 11:56 a.m. that the child, who was 17 months old, had died at the hospital in the case.
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The sheriff’s office was notified at 11:56 a.m. that the child, who was 17 months old, had died at the hospital.
Anyone with information about where she is can contact Sergeant Robert Dauberman at 740-420-5752 or rdauberman@pickawaysheriff.gov with tips.
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The sheriff’s office says she is known to frequent the Franklin County and Columbus area. Anyone with information about where she is can contact Sergeant Robert Dauberman at 740-420-5752 or rdauberman@pickawaysheriff.gov.
Charges are allegations, and both women are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court under law.
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Charges are allegations, and both women are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.
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Deputies made contact on scene with the girl’s mother, 30-year-old Brittany M. Stroud, according to the sheriff's office.
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Deputies then made contact on scene with the girl’s mother, 30-year-old Brittany M. Stroud, and a detective responded to continue the investigation.
A Pickaway County woman is a wanted fugitive after authorities say her 17-month-old daughter died of a fentanyl overdose while in her unsupervised care, in violation of a custody order barring such visits, according to authorities.
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A Pickaway County woman is a wanted fugitive after authorities say her 17-month-old daughter died of a fentanyl overdose while in her unsupervised care, in violation of a custody order barring such visits.
Detective Sgt. Robert Dauberman filed charges against Brittany Stroud for involuntary manslaughter, a first-degree felony; child endangering, a third-degree felony; and possession of a controlled substance, a fifth-degree felony, the sheriff’s office stated.
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Detective Sgt. Robert Dauberman filed charges against Brittany Stroud for involuntary manslaughter, a first-degree felony; child endangering, a third-degree felony; and possession of a controlled substance, a fifth-degree felony, according to the sheriff’s office.
Brittany Stroud’s arrest warrant remains outstanding, and the sheriff’s office said she is known to frequent the Franklin County and Columbus area in Ohio.
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Brittany Stroud’s arrest warrant remains outstanding, and the sheriff’s office said she is known to frequent the Franklin County and Columbus area.
Detectives working with Franklin County Children Services and the National Youth Advocate Program learned that a Franklin County court order required the child to be in the custody of 52-year-old Tammy M. Stroud, the girl’s grandmother and Brittany Stroud’s mother, and barred Brittany Stroud from having unsupervised visitation with the child, according to the sheriff’s office.
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Detectives working with Franklin County Children Services and the National Youth Advocate Program learned that a Franklin County court order required the child to be in the custody of 52-year-old Tammy M. Stroud, the girl’s grandmother and Brittany Stroud’s mother. Under that same order, Brittany Stroud was barred from having unsupervised visitation with the child, according to the sheriff’s office.
Tammy Stroud was charged with complicity to involuntary manslaughter, complicity to child endangering and complicity to possession of a controlled substance in the case.
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Tammy Stroud was charged with complicity to involuntary manslaughter, complicity to child endangering and complicity to possession of a controlled substance.
Oct. 13 to 7809 High Street, Unit 3, in Orient for a report of a 1-year-old girl not breathing, according to the sheriff’s office.
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Deputies from the Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office and Scioto Township EMS were dispatched at 11:14 a.m. Oct. 13 to 7809 High Street, Unit 3, in Orient for a report of a 1-year-old girl not breathing, according to the sheriff’s office.
An Oct. 14 autopsy at the Franklin County Coroner’s Office found a fatal amount of fentanyl in the toddler’s system, the release said.
Detectives executed a search warrant at the Orient residence and seized evidence, carried out several additional search warrants, and have been working with the Columbus Division of Police on the case, the sheriff’s office said.
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Detectives then executed a search warrant at the Orient residence and seized evidence, the sheriff’s office said. Investigators have since carried out several additional search warrants and have been working with the Columbus Division of Police on the case.