19-year-old Torin Baughman charged with 15-year-old Cruz Burris's fentanyl overdose death in Kansas.

19-year-old Torin Baughman from Lansing has been charged in connection with the 2023 fentanyl overdose death of 15-year-old Cruz Burris. Baughman was arrested by the Leavenworth County Sheriff's Office after the Kansas Bureau of Investigation secured a warrant for his arrest. Cruz's parents believe a dealer delivered the fatal pill to their home while they slept, thinking it was Percocet but was laced with fentanyl. Baughman faces charges of first-degree murder or distribution of a controlled substance causing death, and aggravated endangering a child.

March 20, 2024
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