Two charged in Harrisonville teen's overdose death
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Cass County prosecutors have charged two people in the overdose death of a Harrisonville teen last year.
Jayden Charles House, 23, and Kalyn Marie Castro, 18, both of Harrisonville were charged Friday with endangering the welfare of a child involving death. House is also charged with delivery of a controlled substance to a minor.
According to the Harrisonville Police Department, officers were called to the Thunderbird Apartments off E. Mechanic Street at 6:40 a.m. on a report of a male juvenile not breathing.
When officers arrived on scene they located the teen victim unresponsive and immediately began life-saving measures. The victim was taken to the Cass Regional Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
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Police identified the victim as 16-year-old Chase Smith, a sophomore at Harrisonville High School.
Investigators learned that Smith had ingested fentanyl, causing his death, according to police.
Police said House was arrested at a family member's residence in Harrisonville on Thursday morning and is currently being held in the Cass County Jail. Castro was arrested in Kansas later the same day and is awaiting extradition back to Cass County.
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House appeared in Cass County court on Friday afternoon for an arraignment hearing. No court date has been set for Castro at this time.
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