Man charged with murder in toddler’s overdose death has case moved to Warren County
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Montgomery City man charged with murder in a toddler’s death had his case moved to Warren County on Friday.
Bryan Danter is charged with second-degree felony murder, second-degree drug trafficking and two counts of drug possession. An initial court appearance is set for 9 a.m. Tuesday, March 18.
According to the probable cause statement, 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 allegedly told Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers that he then gave Narcan to the child. Danter allegedly told law enforcement that the child had placed a capsule in his mouth the year before at a prior residence, was brought to an area hospital and tested positive for fentanyl, the statement says.
Danter allegedly said that he wasn’t sure if the child ingested drugs in September, but claimed it was possible.
He was also charged last month in Montgomery County with three counts of illegal gun possession and one count of misdemeanor possessing a defaced gun. Brittany Maheny, who was at the residence the same day the child died, was given the same charges.
