After a multi-year investigation, 26-year-old Ka'Darrius Warren has been charged in connection to the 2022 homicide of a Lexington 18-month-old, Lexington Police report.
According to the complaint, Lexington police responded on Aug. 17, 2022, after Warren called 911 to report that a baby was not breathing. Warren then allegedly fled the scene before first responders arrived.
Officers found the child, unresponsive and cold to the touch in a rear bedroom. The child was transported to UK Hospital but was pronounced dead after arrival, the complaint read. An autopsy revealed that the child had lethal amounts of fentanyl and acetylfentanyl in his blood. The medical examiner ruled the death an accidental overdose.
A witness came forward in January 2026 with information about the case. The witness told investigators that Warren had explained the circumstances surrounding the child's death, saying Warren and his girlfriend allegedly used narcotics in the room with the child present and fell unconscious, the complaint revealed.
Warren claimed to the witness that he attempted to call 911 but was stopped by his girlfriend.
Another witness told investigators that he allowed the pair to stay at the home in exchange for fentanyl, the complaint added. He said the pair kept to themselves and always kept the child in the back bedroom with the door closed while the child was with them.
The complaint also reported that an additional witness living in the home told police that Warren entered her room with an "apparently lifeless" child in his arms and laid the child on her bed. In the complaint, the witness reportedly said that Warren then left the home after he said he called 911.
Complaint reveals new details in 2022 death of Lexington 18-month-old
After a multi-year investigation, 26-year-old Ka'Darrius Warren has been charged in connection to the 2022 homicide of a Lexington 18-month-old, Lexington Police report.
The mother/girlfriend needs to be arrested too!
