A Licking County man whose trial was supposed to start today in the methadone-overdose death of his 2-year-old son pleaded guilty instead.
Daniel Masters, 34, of Newark, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and child endangering in the death of Benjamin Scott Masters.
Benjamin died March 10. Toxicology tests showed the boy died from ingesting methadone. Masters later admitted that he left the boy and his 1-year-old brother alone in the bathroom with an open bottle of the narcotic pain reliever. He returned a minute later to find Benjamin holding the bottle.
Sentencing was set for Sept. 4.
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