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  • A 13-month-old New Jersey boy has been resuscitated after allegedly ingesting fentanyl, and now a 35-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the horrific incident, local prosecutors said.
  • Gerald Colon faces a second-degree charge of endangering the welfare of a child after his arrest Thursday following an investigation into the incident, the Bergen County District Attorney’s Office said.
  • First responders managed to revive the boy with naloxone at a local hospital. Colon was identified as the individual responsible for endangering the child’s well-being, prosecutors say.

NEW YORK — A 13-month-old boy from New Jersey has been resuscitated after allegedly ingesting fentanyl, and now a 35-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the horrific incident, local prosecutors said.

Gerald Colon faces a second-degree charge of endangering the welfare of a child after his arrest Thursday following an investigation into the incident, the Bergen County District Attorney’s Office said.

An investigation by the Bergen County District Attorney’s Office and the Fairview Police Department found the toddler ingested fentanyl on Wednesday and was unresponsive. First responders managed to revive the boy with naloxone at a local hospital. Colon was identified as the individual responsible for endangering the child’s well-being, prosecutors say.

Colon was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending his first appearance in Hackensack Central Court Proceedings.

Information from Colón’s attorney was not immediately available.

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