Father to Be Charged in Drug Overdose Death of Bucks Toddler

The father of a Bucks County toddler who died from a drug overdose last month has been charged with criminal homicide in connection with his death.

Coco Kollie Wallace, 38, of Levittown was arrested Tuesday by Middletown Township Police. He is charged with criminal homicide, recklessly endangering another person, endangering the welfare of a child and possession of a controlled substance.

According to authorities, Wallace’s 2-year-old son died on Oct. 22 in the emergency room of a Bucks County hospital.

Toxicology tests following the toddler’s death found he had ingested three times the level of Oxycodone that would kill the average adult, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer.

Police charged Wallace after an investigation revealed the boy’s father was the only person caring for him in the hours leading up to his death. According to multiple reports, Wallace admitted he had Oxycodone pills in his possession around the time of his son’s death.