Montgomery City man sentenced to 15 years in prison for toddler’s death

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Montgomery City man who pleaded guilty to murder in a toddler’s 2024 overdoes death was sentenced to 15 years in prison on Friday.

Bryan Danter, 37, pleaded guilty in April to felony murder, second-degree drug trafficking and illegal gun possession.

He was previously charged with felony murder, second-degree drug trafficking, two counts of drug possession, one count of endangering the welfare of a child, three counts of illegal gun possession and a count of misdemeanor having a defaced gun.

According to the probable cause statement in previous reporting, Danter found his 2-year-old son unresponsive on Sept. 3, 2024. Law enforcement saw the body of the child on the kitchen table near a plastic bag containing “a crystalline substance.”

Pill containers with white residue, capsules with white powder, two scales and another plastic bag containing white powder were found in the home, the statement says. The substances tested positive for fentanyl and methamphetamine, court documents say.

Danter is currently being held at Jefferson City Correctional Center and is serving a seven-year sentence after pleading guilty in 2025 to two counts of delivery of a controlled substance, one count of illegal gun possession, drug possession and unlawful use of a weapon.