Sentenced: Akron Mother, Grandfather Plead Guilty For Roles In Fentanyl Poisoning Death Of 2YO Girl

[Sugar Cookie]

The mother and grandfather of a two-year-old Akron girl who died of a fentanyl overdose pleaded guilty in Summit County Court of Common Pleas Tuesday.

Valentina Lenoir was found unresponsive on Oct. 27, 2022. She died at Akron Children’s Hospital later that day.

Her mother, Kayera Lenoir, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and child endangering.

Her grandfather, Timothy Lenoir, pleaded guilty to child endangering.

2 family members plead guilty to fentanyl overdose death of Akron toddler

Valentina Lenoir died in October 2022.

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[Sugar Cookie]

A mother and a grandfather, who were supposed to care for a toddler, are instead going to prison for the way the little girl died.

Kayera Lenoir and her father, Timothy Lenoir, were each sentenced to 30 months (2.5 years) in prison by Summit County Common Pleas Court Judge Christine Croce.

Defense attorneys asked the judge to consider community control. The maximum sentence for both of the defendants would have been three years behind bars.

Two-year-old Valentina Lenoir died after she somehow ingested fentanyl inside an Akron home in October of 2022.

While addressing Kayera, Judge Croce said, "Valentina can't defend herself. She's two. She was two. There was nothing she could do to protect herself."

Kayera pleaded guilty last month to involuntary manslaughter,

Kayera shed tears when she described to the court the pain she feels over the loss of her daughter.

"I failed her. I know I failed my baby and I can't take it back, but I live with it every day of my life and there's nothing I can do to bring her back," she said.

Akron rescue crews rushed to Timothy's house on Oberlin Court after Kayera made a 911 call.


"I had a bad dream and I woke up and it was true. Not my baby!" she told the operator.

In court, Kayera admitted she went out to smoke marijuana and drink at a bar, leaving Valentina with her grandfather.

She told the court she came home intoxicated, and it wasn't until hours later that she realized Valentina wasn't breathing.

Prosecutors described what they called "deplorable conditions" in the house, telling the judge that it was bug-infested with dog feces throughout the home.


"The state's contention is the house was so deplorable that the child was exposed to fentanyl without anyone even knowing," said Assistant Summit County Prosecutor Jamila Mitchell.

Defense attorney Eddie Sipplin, who represents Kayera, said his client is a struggling single mother who stayed in a homeless shelter with her four children before moving in with her dad.

She has since lost custody of the kids. "She grieves for her child. She loved her child. She was a mother with zero resources," Sipplin said.

And when an idiot speaks:

When given the chance to speak, Timothy made a brief statement.

"That was all a mistake. If I knew that that was going to happen to the baby, I wouldn't let it happen," he said.

Mother, grandfather sentenced to prison for fentanyl death of 2-year-old girl

A mother and a grandfather, who were supposed to care for a toddler, are instead going to prison for the way the little girl died.

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She was a single mother after the first all the way up to the fourth child - give me a break.

The only thing not struggling was her vagina which she kept occupied at all times.

I hope the loss of her children is permanent and there is not a future plan for reunification.

 

[Busy Bee]

Well she can do something to prevent Any future innocent children from suffering by using birth control ( spay and neuter clinic, next stop) and not having any more children. She’s just not mother material, the children should not have to suffer her negligence!