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Toddler's Death From Fentanyl, Heroin, Cocaine Leads To Manslaughter Conviction For NY Dad
A New York father whose toddler son died from a lethal cocktail of fentanyl and other hard drugs pleaded guilty to manslaughter.
Long Island resident Wilkens Adonis, 39, of Holbrook, entered the formal plea in Suffolk County Court on Monday, March 17, in the death of his 14-month-old son, Joseph.
Suffolk County Police were called to Adonis’ residence on the morning of Jan. 3, 2024, for an unresponsive child, prosecutors said. They found the boy unconscious in a bedroom shared by Adonis and the boy’s mother, Daryllee Leibrook.
The boy was taken by ambulance to Stony Brook University Hospita…
