ST PAUL, Minn. — Two people have been charged with second-degree manslaughter in connection to their toddler’s death on Christmas Day.
Jasmine Ryan and Jeffrey Weidell are both charged with second-degree manslaughter – culpable negligence creating unreasonable risk after their 1-year-old child ingested fentanyl on Dec. 25, 2024, according to court documents.
Police were called to a home on the 1000 block of 5th Street East in St. Paul on a report of an unresponsive child who had been exposed to fentanyl. When officers arrived, they found Ryan performing CPR on a 1-year-old who was unconscious and not breathing. Ryan told police that the toddler had ingested fentanyl, adding that she administered Narcan to the child before they arrived. Police found pieces of crumpled tinfoil with suspected drug residue on the couch…