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Brett Evan Dearth, 32, faces involuntary manslaughter and child endangerment charges in the fentanyl overdose death of his 11-month-old son, Mason.

Mason Dearth died on August 15, 2024, two weeks before his first birthday, after ingesting fentanyl.

Paramedics had previously responded to Dearth's apartment for an overdose involving the father.

A Far West Side father whose son died from a fentanyl overdose now faces criminal charges more than a year after the boy's death.

A Franklin County grand jury on Aug. 6 handed up charges against Brett Evan Dearth, 32, including involuntary manslaughter and endangering children.

The charges are related to the Aug. 15, 2024, death of his 11-month-old son, Mason Dearth.

Mason died two weeks before his first birthday. An autops

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