"Just before Anthony Rosa was hit with the maximum sentence of 7 1/2 to 15 years in prison on May 13, he seemingly attempted to do everything in his power to delay the inevitable. Sitting before Judge Juan Merchan, he claimed he couldn't hear the proceedings due to health issues, then stated he couldn't see and needed glasses. However, when he was fitted with headphones, he didn't like what he heard, shaking his head."
"Prosecutors said Rosa was supervising his son in the waiting room of the hospital where the youngster's mother and Rosa's wife gave birth on June 16, 2021. After drinking from a blue baby bottle, authorities said, Rosa-Velloso, who had been playing earlier, became lethargic. Rosa took the child home at about 10 p.m. that evening. At about 3 a.m. the next morning, Rosa's wife texted him about the birth of their second son; prosecutors said he responded and then shared photos with family and friends."
"But an hour later, according to court documents, Rosa alerted security at the shelter where he was saying that Charlie was unconscious and unresponsive. EMS were called to the scene and rushed Rosa-Velloso to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead two hours later. Tests of the bottle from which Rosa-Velloso had drunk were found to have cocaine and fentanyl. Fentanyl was also found in a water bottle next to the baby bottle in the youngster's stroller."
"What happened to my son was a freak accident; there were no drugs, I wasn't selling drugs, Rosa told the court. I didn't kill my son. These appeals fell on deaf ears, however, as prosecutors say that he not only discounted the "
Anthony Rosa was sentenced to 7 1/2 to 15 years in prison after his son Charlie Rosa-Velloso died. Prosecutors said Rosa was supervising the child in a hospital waiting room when the child drank from a blue baby bottle and became lethargic. Rosa took the child home around 10 p.m., and prosecutors said he later responded to texts and shared photos. About an hour later, Rosa alerted security that the child was unconscious and unresponsive, and EMS transported the child to a hospital where he was pronounced dead. Tests found cocaine and fentanyl in the bottle, and fentanyl was also found in a water bottle in the stroller. Rosa claimed it was a freak accident and denied drug involvement.
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