Third Person Arrested in Connection with Death of 1-Year-Old Nicholas Dominici at Bronx Day Care Center

A third person has been arrested in connection with the death of 1-year-old Nicholas Dominici, who died from an apparent drug overdose at a Bronx day care center in September.

Renny Antonio Parra Paredes, 38, of the Bronx, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics resulting in death, according to a joint statement from the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, the New York Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, and the New York Police Department.

Parra Paredes is accused of conspiring to distribute fentanyl from at least July to earlier this month, including at the Divino Niño day care center. Three other babies were hospitalized after being exposed to the drug on the same day as Dominici’s death.

Police are still searching for the day care owner’s husband, who they believe may have fled to his native Dominican Republic. He is also charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics resulting in death. The NYPD has notified national police in the Dominican Republic, sources said.

The investigation into Dominici’s death is ongoing. No further information about the case has been released.