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Last updated on Sunday, August 5, 2018
(SEYMOUR) - A toxicology report says an 8-year-old Seymour boy had more than 180 times the lethal limit of meth in his bloodstream when he died.
Details about the June 21 death of Curtis Collman III were revealed Thursday. Police say the boy ingested a large amount of meth at his father's home in Seymour and became unresponsive. He died at a hospital.
His father, 41-year-old Curtis Collman Jr., faces numerous charges including with neglect of a dependent causing death and faces 20 to 40 years in prison if convicted. His trial is scheduled for Dec. 4. Court documents say he didn't seek medical treatment for his son and tried to prevent others from calling 911.
Court documents state Collman first noticed there was something wrong with his son on the morning of June 21. The child woke him because he was hungry. Collman had no food for the child so he went back to sleep. When he woke again he found his son on the floor "twitching and bouncing his face off the floor." The boy was "grabbing his face and scratching his face."
Collman II called a female friend around 10 a.m. and told her his son was "not acting right." When she arrived at 10:50 a.m. she wanted to call an ambulance, but Coleman allegedly knocked the phone out of her hands, pointed a gun at her and threatened to kill her, the child and himself.
Collman then drove to his parents' home in Crothersville, around 1 p.m. His mom wanted to call 911 for help, but Collman wouldn't let her. Jackson County dispatch later received a 911 call about a boy not breathing around 1:47 p.m.
Collman II left the residence when 911 was called.
The boy was pronounced dead at Schneck Hospital. Curtis had more than 180 times the lethal limit of meth in his bloodstream when he died.
Police later tracked down Collman and he was arrested.
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