"According to the DA's office, Wareham police received a 911 call from Humes at about 4:34 p.m. on April 24, 2022, reporting that his 2 ½-year-old son, Cameron Humes, was unresponsive and not breathing. Police and emergency medical personnel responded to the family's home on Waban Avenue, where they found the toddler unresponsive and began life-saving measures. The boy was transported to Tobey Hospital, where he was pronounced dead."
"The state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined Cameron's manner of death to be acute methadone intoxication. "The investigation showed Donald Humes was the only adult at home at the time, and was responsible for supervising the children when he knew there was methadone in the house," the DA's office said. "Additionally, part of the culpability was failing to realize something was wrong with Cameron Humes and that he was in need of medical attention.""
Donald Humes pleaded guilty to manslaughter and two counts of reckless endangerment of a child. Judge Daniel O'Shea sentenced him to 2½ years with one year to serve and the remainder suspended. He will be on probation for two years and must remain drug and alcohol free. Prosecutors had recommended six to eight years in state prison. Wareham police received a 911 call reporting his 2½-year-old son, Cameron, was unresponsive. The child was transported to Tobey Hospital and pronounced dead. The medical examiner determined the death was acute methadone intoxication. The investigation found Humes was the only adult at home, knew methadone was present, and failed to recognize the child's need for medical attention.
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