Key takeaways:
- Mendez and Brito are facing federal charges of conspiracy to distribute narcotics resulting in death.
- Police found a kilogram of fentanyl in a hallway closet at the day care, enough to kill 500,000 people.
- The investigation into the death of Nicholas Dominici is ongoing.
Two people arrested in the death of 1-year-old Nicholas Dominici at a day care facility in New York City are now facing federal charges, federal prosecutors announced Tuesday.
Mendez and Brito were first charged with murder after the death of 1-year-old Nicholas Feliz-Dominici last week. They are now facing federal charges of conspiracy to distribute narcotics resulting in death.
Police said they found a kilogram of fentanyl in a hallway closet at the day care, stacked on top of children’s play mats. Authorities said they found enough fentanyl to kill 500,000 people.
Mendez, 36, operated El Divino Niño day care from an apartment in the Bronx, where Brito, 41, also lived. It is unclear how the fentanyl was stored in the day care, or how the child was exposed to it.
The investigation into the death of Nicholas Dominici is ongoing. The two suspects are expected to appear in court later this week.
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