Women held in infant’s death

Two-month-old boy died from meth toxicity

Two Bedford County women are behind bars after an infant died of a drug overdose while in their custody, according to court documents.

Jayleigh Long, 21, and Shannon Kinser, 30, both of Riddlesburg, were arraigned Wednesday evening before Magisterial District Judge Tonya M. Osman on 12 charges each, including felony counts of involuntary manslaughter, endangering the welfare of children and possession with intent to deliver and misdemeanor charges of recklessly endangering another person, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

On July 9, state police received a phone call regarding an unresponsive 2-month-old boy at a home on the 100 block of Paris Road in Broad Top Township. The baby was declared dead at 1:01 p.m. July 9 at that residence, according to a police report.

Autopsy and toxicology results showed the child died from methamphetamine toxicity, police reported, and through interviews and the investigation, Long and Kinser were arrested and charged with the boy's death.

Bail was set at $800,000 each, and they are being held in the Bedford County Correctional Facility.

Their preliminary hearings are set for Aug. 30 in Bedford County Central Court.