KANSAS CITY —A Kansas City man is in jail in connection with his infant son’s fatal fentanyl and methamphetamine poisoning that took place on the 2700 block of Quincy Avenue in Kansas City.
Terry Canady, 33, has been charged with Endangering the Welfare of a Child in the 1st Degree, Abuse or Neglect of a Child, and two counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance, according to Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa Johnson.
"We're seeing too many of our children's lives cut short due to negligence and substance misuse in our community. In our state in 2022, 43 children lost their lives due to fentanyl and of those, 20 were under the age of five.
According to court records, on January 28, Kansas City police were dispatched to a residence regarding an infant. The infant was later pronounced deceased. When officers searched the residence, they located a clear plastic torn baggie containing an unknown white substance inside, which later tested positive for methamphetamine. Camera footage also captured the defendant throwing away items into trash bins, later determined to be drug equipment with residue that tested positive for fentanyl.
Witnesses told police the defendant uses and sells methamphetamine and fentanyl. The Jackson County Medical Examiner’s report revealed the victim tested positive for fentanyl and methamphetamine.
The defendant is being held on no bond.