Lansing man arrested in overdose death
03/21/2024

(KAIR)--A Lansing man has been arrested in connection with the 2023 fentanyl overdose death of a 15-year-old Lansing boy.

The Kansas Bureau of Investigation says 19-year-old Torin Baughman was arrested Wednesday on a warrant for first-degree murder and aggravated endangering a child.

The KBI says the boy was found dead in his home on January 18, 2023.

The Lansing Police Department requested KBI assistance with the case in June of last year.

After his arrest, Baughman was booked into the Leavenworth County Jail where he remains held on a $500,000 bond.

The investigation is ongoing.

The Leavenworth County Attorney's Office is expected to prosecute the case.


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