A St. Paul woman has admitted that she is responible for the fentanyl overdose death of her 1-year-old daughter. Tessa Jean Vorlicky, 21, agreed Thursday in Ramsey County District Court to plead guilty to second-degree manslaughter in connection with the death in December 2023 of Mi’Vida Vorlicky.

A St. Paul woman has pleaded guilty to second-degree manslaughter in the fentanyl overdose death of her 1-year-old daughter.

A mom tested positive for fentanyl the same day her 2-year-old son died of a fentanyl and xylazine overdose, Florida authorities said. Melissa Rae Harper, 43, has now been charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced Jan. 17.

Evan Jawn Hodge, 34, faces sentencing for the death of his 2-year-old daughter, who died from a fentanyl overdose at his home in Spanaway on September 16, 2023. Hodge was charged with first-degree manslaughter.

A Las Vegas judge sentenced a 32-year-old woman to probation for the fentanyl-related death of her 1-year-old son. Although District Judge Tierra Jones granted probation for Kiera McCall, the judge ordered her to remain in custody until she is accepted into an in-patient treatment program to address her drug addiction.