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Parents charged after infant overdoses on fentanyl

Parents charged after infant overdoses on fentanyl

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AUBURN, Maine (AP)  Two parents have been charged after an infant overdosed on fentanyl and was revived with Narcan at a hospital.

Auburn police say 30-year-old Matthew Mcleod and 29-year-old Valene St. Onge were charged with furnishing drugs, and St. Onge was also charged with endangering the welfare of a minor.

Mcleod and St. Onge were arrested at the hospital on Friday and posted $1,000 bail apiece on Saturday.

Police said the 9-month-old baby was removed from the home.

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