Phelps County, Missouri – The Phelps County Sheriff’s Department has announced the arrest of 25-year-old Caleb Deon Gorman in connection to the death of his 14-month-old son on March 9, 2023.

The Phelps County Prosecuting Attorney Taylor Banholzer charged Gorman with one count of Abuse or Neglect of a Child- – Resulting in Death. Authorities claim that the 14-month-old child died of Fentanyl poisoning.

Gorman was booked into the Phelps County Jail where he is being held without bond.

Update – The Phelps County Sheriff’s Department says it has arrested 24-year-old Corissa Dessie Botkin of Rolla in this case. PCSD says the victim was Botkin’s 14-month-old daughter.

Botkin and Caleb Deon Gorman are charged with Abuse or Neglect of a Child – Resulting in Death.