CLEVELAND — The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's office has announced that the January 2022 death of a 1-year-old baby has been ruled as a homicide by acute fentanyl toxicity.
The child, Ricardo Johnson, was found on January 14 at a home in the 2000 block of West 103rd Street. His mother, Casey Bisner, waved down emergency responders who were headed to an unrelated call and told them her son was unconscious.
A preliminary toxicology screening found fentanyl in the infant’s system.
Bisner was charged with felony child endangerment.on January 21. Bond was set for Bisner at $50,000 and continued a month later. Authorities said in January that Bisner could face more serious charges if an autopsy shows her son died from an overdose.
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