NEWFIELD, N.Y. (WETM) — A Newfield man was arrested on Monday after troopers said a child under his care died after being exposed to a deadly drug that he had left within the child's reach.

Justin M. Fenton, 31, of Newfield, was arrested on Monday, Sept. 8, following a Tompkins County Grand Jury Indictment on the below-listed charges, as stated in a release from the New York State Police (NYSP). • Manslaughter in the second degree — recklessly causes death (class C felony) • Criminally negligent homicide (class E felony) • Tampering with physical evidence (class E felony)

Fenton's charges come after troopers were called to a home on South Way in the town of Newfield on June 30 for the report of an unconscious four-year-old child not breathing, and suffering from cardiac arrest, the

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