MANTECA, Calif. —

The owner of a day care in Manteca has been arrested in connection with a 4-month-old infant's death while he was under her care, officials said Monday.

Roxanne Helus, owner of the Cherished Years Daycare that is run at her home along the 2300 block of Merlin Lane, faces a charge of felony child endangerment, the Manteca Police Department said. The agency plans to file additional charges, which would include causing death to a child under eight years old.

Police said at 1:25 p.m. on Oct. 22, officers went to the day care for a report of an infant not breathing. There, they found an adult at the scene providing CPR to the infant, later identified as Christian Olvera.

Officers took over CPR until the Manteca Fire Department and medics arrived to also perform CPR, police

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