Florida couple arrested in death of child found dead of oxycodone overdose

LARGO, Fla. — A couple was arrested by Pinellas County deputies after a child died from an oxycodone overdose.

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) responded to a residence in Largo for a report of the death of a child on March 9. They found a 17-month-old child unconscious in a pack-and-play and was pronounced dead. Numerous controlled substances were found in the home, including oxycodone and Xanax, according to PCSO.

Adela Allen, 42, made inconsistent statements to detectives during her interview, while Kyle Allen, 43, told detectives he was on his way to work when the child died, according to PCSO.

PCSO learned the cause of the child's death was oxycodone toxicity.

PSCO detectives re-interviewed Adela and Kyle. Kyle admitted to detectives that he sold narcotics supplied by Adela. Kyle denied there were any narcotics in the home at the time of the child's death that he knew of, according to PCSO. Adela continued to provide inconsistent statements to detectives and told detectives she did not know how the child would have died from Oxycondone.

Adela was arrested and charged with child neglect (serious bodily harm), possession of hydromorphone, possession of morphine, possession of acetaminophen and hydrocodone, possession of alprazolam, possession of diazepam, possession of oxycodone, possession of methadone and possession of clonazepam. .

Kyle was arrested for illegal use of a two-way communications device and conspiracy.

Both were booked into the Pinellas County Jail.