Stream FOX 35 NewsThe BriefMelissa Rae Harper, a Florida mother, was arrested in Jacksonville on a charge of aggravated manslaughter of a child in the death of her 2-year-old son.She was arrested after police reported that a medical examiner's autopsy determined the boy died from a fatal combination of fentanyl and xylazine intoxication.

JSO said the mother said she found the child unresponsive in March 2024, but the cause of death was later determined to be combined drug intoxication.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville police said Friday a mother is responsible for her 2-year-old son’s March 2024 death. Melissa Rae Harper, 43, brought the child to the hospital. He was unresponsive and told medical staff in the emergency room she found him that way.