Renny Antonio Parra Paredes, 38, is charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics resulting in death, authorities said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A third person has been charged in the death a 1-year-old boy\u2002<\/a>who\u2002<\/a>became sick and died<\/a>\u2002later<\/a> from apparent opioid exposure at a day care center in the Bronx, New York, authorities said Monday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Renny Antonio Parra Paredes, 38, of the Bronx, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics resulting in death, according to a joint statement\u2002<\/a>from Damian Williams, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York; the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration; and the New York Police Department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Parra Paredes conspired to distribute fentanyl from at least July to earlier this month, including at the Divino Ni\u00f1o day care center, authorities said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It was not clear Monday night whether Parra Paredes had an attorney.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Officials say Parra Paredes and his alleged co-conspirators kept large quantities of narcotics, including fentanyl, on top of play mats and hidden in \u201ctraps\u201d in the floor of the room where the children played and slept.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If he is convicted, he faces a mandatory sentence of 20 years to life in prison, authorities said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Williams, the U.S. attorney, said in the statement that Parra Paredes\u2019 arrest \u201cis one more step toward obtaining justice for the child-victims of this heinous offense and their families.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n Grei Mendez, 36, the owner of the day care center, and Carlisto Acevedo Brito, 41, have been\u2002<\/a>federally charged<\/a>\u2002with conspiracy to distribute narcotics and possession with intent to distribute<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mendez and Acevedo Brito also face charges in state cour<\/a>t<\/a>, including murder, manslaughter, assault and endangering the welfare of a child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On Sept. 15, four children fell ill, and one died later, from fentanyl exposure at the day care center, authorities said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Police have said officers discovered three children 8 months to 2 years old \u201cunconscious and unresponsive.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n The children were administered Narcan, the opioid overdose antidote. Nicholas Dominici, 1, died at a hospital, police said. A fourth child, a 2-year-old boy who was also administered Narcan, was taken to a hospital by his mother, police said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n