Last week, a California man was rushed to a Beaumont Hospital in critical condition after suffering a drug overdose. On Thursday, he was charged with willful child cruelty in connection with the starvation death of a toddler found at the scene.
Tyler Lawrence Finley, 25, nearly died after being found overdosed in drugs next to a dying woman at a Beaumont apartment. Cheyenne Blackerby, 24, later died at the hospital from an overdose.
Officers also discovered the dead body of a 4-year-old girl who appeared malnourished and had bruises. She appeared to have been dead for days before the incident.
Investigators are working to identify the toddler and her relationship to Finley and Blackerby.
The incident is still being investigated. Finley was booked into jail and denied bond.
