NEED TO KNOW<\/h3>\n\n\n- A 2-year-old girl was found unresponsive at an apartment complex in Ohio, and she was pronounced dead on the scene<\/li>\n
- An autopsy for the 2-year-old reportedly determined that she died by suffocation<\/li>\n
- Two people \u2014 believed to be the child\u2019s mother and her boyfriend, Tiens Hawkins, 25, and Brian Moser (a.k.a. Terry Smith III), 23, were arrested and are being held on child endangerment charges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Two people have been arrested in Ohio under charges of child endangerment after a 2-year-old was found dead.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe Adams County Sheriff’s Office announced in a\u00a0press release<\/a>\u00a0on Tuesday, July 1, that it was investigating the death of a 2-year-old who was reported unresponsive at the Timber Ridge Apartment Complex, located just north of Cincinnati.<\/p>\n<\/div>\nPolice said when first responders arrived on the scene, they \u201clocated the child not breathing,\u201d and the child was pronounced dead on the scene, per the release.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe child\u2019s body was transported to the Montgomery County Coroner\u2019s office, where an autopsy was performed, according to authorities. The coroner\u2019s office determined that the cause of death for the child was suffocation, according to local outlets\u00a0WKRC-TV<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0WLWT-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n![\"Tien](\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/5nDzCIinUuh1bNuC7ZWAuDrXc5U=\/4000x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(603x0:605x2):format(webp)\/Tien-Hawkins-mugshot-070325-1951be05dead45299b34594712b9a4ce.jpg\")
<\/div>\n<\/div>Tien Hawkins.<\/span>Adams County Jail<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThe Adams County Sheriff’s Office, Adams County Prosecutor\u2019s Office and Montgomery County Coroner\u2019s Office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE\u2019s request for comment on the case.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nTwo people \u2014 believed to be the child\u2019s mother and her boyfriend \u2014 Tiens Hawkins, 25, and Brian Moser (a.k.a. Terry Smith III), 23, were arrested, according to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. Police said in their initial press release that the pair were being held at the Adams County Jail on charges of \u201cchild endangerment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adams County Prosecutor Aaron Haslam told WKRC-TV that the case has not yet been classified a homicide yet, but additional charges could come. He said they are also currently interviewing two other children, who were allegedly found at the home with injuries.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n“We’re also getting statements from the other two children, the one and the five-year-old, trying to figure out where their injuries came from, what caused those injuries,” said Haslam.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nPolice told the outlet that their investigation began after 911 operators received a call from Moser, per WKRC-TV. He reportedly said, \u201cI believe she\u2019s all the way gone. I don\u2019t now if they suffocated last night or what\u2019s going on. There\u2019s no way. I don\u2019t know. I don\u2019t know. She\u2019s dead. We woke up and found her.”<\/p>\n
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- A 2-year-old girl was found unresponsive at an apartment complex in Ohio, and she was pronounced dead on the scene<\/li>\n
- An autopsy for the 2-year-old reportedly determined that she died by suffocation<\/li>\n
- Two people \u2014 believed to be the child\u2019s mother and her boyfriend, Tiens Hawkins, 25, and Brian Moser (a.k.a. Terry Smith III), 23, were arrested and are being held on child endangerment charges<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Two people have been arrested in Ohio under charges of child endangerment after a 2-year-old was found dead.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe Adams County Sheriff’s Office announced in a\u00a0press release<\/a>\u00a0on Tuesday, July 1, that it was investigating the death of a 2-year-old who was reported unresponsive at the Timber Ridge Apartment Complex, located just north of Cincinnati.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nPolice said when first responders arrived on the scene, they \u201clocated the child not breathing,\u201d and the child was pronounced dead on the scene, per the release.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nThe child\u2019s body was transported to the Montgomery County Coroner\u2019s office, where an autopsy was performed, according to authorities. The coroner\u2019s office determined that the cause of death for the child was suffocation, according to local outlets\u00a0WKRC-TV<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0WLWT-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n \n<\/div>\n<\/div>Tien Hawkins.<\/span>Adams County Jail<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The Adams County Sheriff’s Office, Adams County Prosecutor\u2019s Office and Montgomery County Coroner\u2019s Office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE\u2019s request for comment on the case.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nTwo people \u2014 believed to be the child\u2019s mother and her boyfriend \u2014 Tiens Hawkins, 25, and Brian Moser (a.k.a. Terry Smith III), 23, were arrested, according to the Adams County Sheriff’s Office. Police said in their initial press release that the pair were being held at the Adams County Jail on charges of \u201cchild endangerment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Adams County Prosecutor Aaron Haslam told WKRC-TV that the case has not yet been classified a homicide yet, but additional charges could come. He said they are also currently interviewing two other children, who were allegedly found at the home with injuries.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\n“We’re also getting statements from the other two children, the one and the five-year-old, trying to figure out where their injuries came from, what caused those injuries,” said Haslam.<\/p>\n
<\/div>\nPolice told the outlet that their investigation began after 911 operators received a call from Moser, per WKRC-TV. He reportedly said, \u201cI believe she\u2019s all the way gone. I don\u2019t now if they suffocated last night or what\u2019s going on. There\u2019s no way. I don\u2019t know. I don\u2019t know. She\u2019s dead. We woke up and found her.”<\/p>\n
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