Baby Twins With Fentanyl in System Lead to Child Abuse Charges for SoCal Parents

Heroin and fentanyl pressed into pill form as seen in a file photo. Courtesy of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration

SANTA ANA, Calif.—A Garden Grove couple who had two 5-month-old twin boys test positive for fentanyl in their system, with one baby also sustaining a skull fracture, pleaded not guilty to child abuse charges Jan. 9.

Lauren Marie Hinton, 30, and Alexander Santiago, 34, were both charged Tuesday with two felony counts of child abuse and endangerment. Ms. Hinton was also charged with a felony count of bringing fentanyl into jail, according to court records.