Authorities
have announced a 27-year-old man from Cherry Hill has been charged in the July
23 death of a 2-year-old girl.
According
to authorities, Walter H. Clark, is charged with one count of first-degree
aggravated manslaughter, one count of second-degree aggravated assault and two
counts of second-degree endangering.
Emergency
medical personnel and Cherry Hill police responded to a residence on the 300
block of Evergreen Avenue for a report a 2-year-old who was not breathing.
Officers
located the child who was unconscious. The child was transported to Cooper
University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead at 9:06 p.m.
An
investigation determined there was a positive result for controlled dangerous
substances, specifically cocaine and fentanyl, in the child's system. Drug
paraphernalia was also found in the home near where the child was found
unresponsive.
Clark is currently
in custody at the Camden County Jail.