ASBURY PARK WOMAN INDICTED FOR TODDLER'S TRAGIC FATAL OVERDOSE
" Quanique Smith Indicted On Charges For Allowing Her 2-Year-Old Son To Ingest Fentanyl Which Caused His Death."
Monday, March 27, 2023, 4:18 P.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
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FREEHOLD, NJ.- Today, Monmouth County Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago reported that a Grand Jury sitting in Monmouth County, New Jersey has returned an Indictment against an Asbury Park, New Jersey woman, whose 2-Year-Old Son Died of a Drug Overdose back in January of this year.
The Grand Jury returned the Indictment, Charging Quanique Smith, 26, with First Degree Aggravated Manslaughter; Two Counts of Second Degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child; Third Degree Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance; and Third Degree Hindering Apprehension or Prosecution.
Back on Thursday, January 5, 2023, at approximately 1:00 a.m., Members of The Asbury Park Police Department responded to an Apartment located on The 100 Block of Langford Street in Asbury Park on a report of an Unresponsive Child. Upon arrival, Police Officers found a 2-Year-Old Boy, Unresponsive. Police Officers immediately transported the Child to the Hospital and despite extensive Life-Saving Efforts, the Child was pronounced deceased shortly before 2:00 a.m.
The ensuing investigation by Detectives of The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office and The Asbury Park Police Department quickly Determined that Quantities of Fentanyl and Heroin belonging to Ms. Smith had been left behind in the Family's Home. The Drugs were in arms reach of the 2-Year-Old and his 5-Year-Old Sibling, with the 2-Year-Old ingesting the Drugs, which led to his Death.
Ms. Smith was Arrested and Charged the same day and was transported to The Monmouth County Correctional Institution, where she has remained Detained.
If Convicted of the Charges, Ms. Smith would face a Prison Term of 30 years in New Jersey State Prison. The Prison Term will be Subject to The No Early Release Act, which would require Ms. Smith to serve Eighty-Five Percent of her Custodial Term before Parole.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, That States: The Charges Outlined In This Publication Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Guilty Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
FILED UNDER MARCH 27, 2023: LAW, MONMOUTH: