Mar 21, 2024

Kan. man jailed for fentanyl overdose death of 15-year-old

Posted Mar 21, 2024 10:30 AM
Baughman-photo Leavenworth Co.
Baughman-photo Leavenworth Co.

LEAVENWORTH COUNTY – The Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) secured an arrest warrant connected to the January 2023 fentanyl overdose death of a 15-year-old from Lansing, Kansas.

On Wednesday, March 20, at around 11:15 a.m., Torin M. Baughman, 19, of Lansing, was arrested on requested charge of first-degree murder, or in the alternative distribution of a controlled substance causing death, and aggravated endangering a child.

The 15-year-old was found deceased in his home on Jan. 18, 2023. The Lansing Police Department requested KBI assistance with the case in June of 2023.

After his arrest, Baughman was booked into the Leavenworth County Jail. Bond was set at $500,000.

The Leavenworth County Attorney’s Office is expected to prosecute the case.