Crime & Safety
Baldwin Man Sentenced In Drug-Related Death Of His Infant Son
Thomas Snelsire received a lengthy prison term after pleading guilty to a third-degree murder charge.
PITTSBURGH, PA — A Baldwin man who pleaded guilty to third-degree murder in the drug- related death of his infant son has received a lengthy prison sentence.
Thomas Snelsire, 48, was sentenced to 18 to 36 years in prison for the overdose death of his 12-month-old son, Tommy, Triblive reported.
The infant's mother, Tracy Humphreys, 47, also pleaded guilty to third-degree murder; she has yet to be sentenced.
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Prosecutors had contended the couple had been injecting the boy with a liquid Tylenol and methadone mixture.
Police were summoned to Snelsire and Humphreys' home on Oakleaf Road in Baldwin in September 2020 after Tommy was found unresponsive. Investigators determined he had been dead for a period of time due to the condition of his body.
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An initial test showed that fentanyl was in his blood, according to the criminal complaint.
Snelsire already was incarcerated after a federal judge sentenced him to a 10-year prison term in March 2022 for dealing drugs out of the Oakleaf Road residence.
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