Grandmother arrested following infant overdosing in McKees Rocks

ALLEGHENY COUNTY, Pa. — A woman who was wanted in connection to her 10-month-old grandchild’s overdose in McKees Rocks has been arrested.

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According to a release from Allegheny County police, 47-year-old Robbie Boyer was arrested in McKees Rocks on Thursday.

Boyer was charged with aggravated assault, endangering the welfare of a child, possession of controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia.

An additional warrant was obtained for Boyer when two other children in her care tested positive for drugs. A 9-year-old girl tested positive for cocaine metabolites and a 3-year-old boy tested positive for cocaine and fentanyl.

Boyer will be housed in the Allegheny County Jail awaiting arraignment.

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