ADAMS COUNTY — Two people are in custody after a two-year-old died inside an Ohio apartment on Tuesday.
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Deputies responded just after 9 a.m. to an Adams County apartment complex on reports of a two-year-old found responsive, according to a sheriff’s office spokesperson.
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When deputies and medics arrived, they found a child not breathing.
The Adams County Coroner’s Office pronounced the two-year-old dead at the scene. They were transported to the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office, where an autopsy will be performed, the spokesperson said.
Deputies arrested 23-year-old Brian Moser, also known as Terry Smith III, and 25-year-old Tien Hawkins.
Online jail records indicate both are being held at the Adams County Jail on child endangerment charges.
The cause of death is undetermined, and the investigation continues.
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