Carlisto Acevedo Brito attempted to evade press cameras as he was escorted out of the 52nd Precinct by detectives on Sept. 17, 2023. Acevedo Brito was arrested for his role in the drug operation being run out of the Divino Niño Day Care in Kingsbridge.
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Following the shocking fentanyl-related death of a one-year old at a Kingsbridge day care center earlier this month, a fourth suspect in the case has been arrested.
On Monday, the NYPD arrested 38-year-old Renny Paredes in connection to the drug operation run out of Divino Niño Day Care in Kingsbridge that killed one child and hospitalized three others due to fentanyl exposure. He was charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics, the New York Times reported.
The following day, Felix Herrera Garcia, who had been on the run since the incident occurred on Sept. 15, was arrested in Mexico. He was believed to be heading for the Dominican Republic, as previously reported by amNewYork.
Herrera Garcia is the husband of Divino Niño Day Care owner Grei Mendez, 36, who was arrested the day after the incident.
Paredes’ and Herrera Garcia’s arrests mark the third and fourth individuals who have been charged in the case.
The NYPD had initially responded to an emergency call on Sept. 15 pertaining to multiple unresponsive children inside the day care center, located at 2707 Morris Ave.
Upon arrival, police officers discovered three children between the ages of eight months and two years old — each of them unconscious and unresponsive and transported to Montefiore Medical Center, while a fourth child was also taken to BronxCare Health System.
One-year-old Nicholas Dominici was later pronounced deceased at Montefiore.
According to amNewYork, Herrera Garcia was caught on video footage leaving the day care center carrying bags of fentanyl, just before police responded to the scene.
The next day, Mendez, along with 41-year-old Carlisto Acevedo Brito, who rented a room from…
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