Investigation Underway Following Death Of 2-Year-Old Missouri Child

A Montgomery City man is being held without bond after the discovery, Tuesday, of a deceased 2-year-old inside an apartment where investigators located drugs and paraphernalia.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Division of Drug and Crime Control was called in to the investigate the death.

A resident, 35-year-old Bryan Danter, is formally charged with one count each of first-degree endangering the welfare of a child, second-degree trafficking drugs and possession of a controlled substance.

He’s being held in the Montgomery County Jail.

The cause of the child’s death is pending an autopsy.