LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A grandmother whose fentanyl use is blamed for inflicting her 2-year-old grandson’s loss of life may spend three years in jail as a part of a plea settlement, the 8 Information Now Investigators have discovered.
Lashana Graham, 46, initially confronted a second-degree homicide cost within the loss of life of Da’Corrius Perine. Perine died on Oct. 23, 2024, after ingesting fentanyl, the 8 Information Now Investigators first reported.
The kid lived in the identical house as Graham, who cared for him whereas his mom was out of state, police mentioned after Graham’s arrest.
Final week, Graham made a cope with prosecutors to plead responsible to prices of involuntary manslaughter and youngster abuse, paperwork mentioned. As a part of the settlement, a decide would sentence Graham to 3-8 years in jail.
Just some grains of illicit fentanyl, a robust artificial opioid 50-to-100 instances stronger than morphine, can kill.
Police interviewed Graham per week after her grandson’s loss of life. In the course of the interview, she admitted she buys powdered fentanyl a number of instances per week and that “any drug that Da’Corrius ingested would have been hers,” paperwork mentioned.
Graham informed police that whereas her docs have prescribed her ache tablets, “she supplements the prescriptions with powdered fentanyl,” in response to paperwork. Whereas looking Graham’s house, police mentioned they “observed foil and pipes in her bedroom.” Detectives situated different drug paraphernalia all through the house, they mentioned.
Police examined Graham’s blood after the kid’s loss of life, discovering it examined optimistic for fentanyl and methamphetamine, they mentioned. An knowledgeable later informed a grand jury that the kid died of fentanyl toxicity.
Graham remained in custody on Tuesday on the Clark County Detention Heart. Clark County District Courtroom Decide Michelle Leavitt mentioned she would launch Graham to a therapy facility within the interim ought to the ability settle for her. Graham’s sentencing was scheduled for March.
