The Broome County District Attorney’s Office has announced that an indictment was unsealed on May 15 in Broome County Court charging a 40-year-old woman in connection with the death of a 13-month old child.
Tiease Cooper has been charged with one count of Manslaughter in the Second Degree, one count of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in the Seventh Degree and one count of Endangering the Welfare of a Child.
On or about April 7 or 8, 2023, it is alleged that Cooper recklessly caused the death of a 13-month-old child by knowingly possessing and knowingly allowing other persons to possess fentanyl at a residence located on Saratoga Avenue in the City of Binghamton in a manner that allowed the 13-month-old child to ingest fentanyl.
On May 15, the defendant voluntarily appeared and was arraigned on the indictment in Broome County Court. The defendant entered a not guilty plea to each count and was released under the supervision of the Pretrial Release Program, with specified conditions of release.
