Virginia Mother Charged With Murder After 4-Year-Old Son Dies From Eating THC Gummies

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Virginia Mother Charged With Murder After 4-Year-Old Son Dies From Eating THC Gummies

Tanner Clements died two days after he ate marijuana edibles at a home in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. A pediatric ER doctor has advice for what parents should do if their child gets hold of THC gummies

By Julie Carey, Northern Virginia Bureau Chief and Gina Cook • Published October 20, 2022 • Updated on October 21, 2022 at 7:50 am

A mother in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, faces felony murder and child neglect charges after her 4-year-old son died from eating marijuana-infused gummies earlier this year.

Investigators said Dorothy Annette Clements didn't get help soon enough for her son, Tanner Clements, when he was found unresponsive on May 6 at a home they were both visiting.

Tanner Clements died two days later.

Dorothy Annette Clements told a police detective that her son ate half of a CBD gummy and that she called poison control and was assured that he'd be OK, according to search warrant documents.

But the detective said she found an empty THC gummy jar in the house and toxicology results showed Tanner Clements had extremely high levels of THC in his system, documents say. THC is the active ingredient in marijuana that gets people high.

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