Man accused in toddler’s overdose death pleads guilty to felony murder
Ryan Shiner
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A man who was accused in the overdose death of a Montgomery City toddler in 2024 has pleaded guilty.
Bryan Danter pleaded guilty on Monday to felony murder, second-degree drug trafficking and illegal gun possession.
He was previously charged with felony murder, second-degree drug trafficking, two counts of drug possession, one count of endangering the welfare of a child, three counts of illegal gun possession and a count of misdemeanor having a defaced gun. A sentencing hearing is scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday, June 12.
According to the probable cause statement in previous reporting, Danter found his 2-year-old son unresponsive on Sept. 3, 2024. Law enforcement saw the body of the child on the kitchen table near a plastic bag containing “a crystalline substance.”
Pill containers with white residue, capsules with white powder, two scales and another plastic bag containing white powder were found in the home, the statement says. The substances tested positive for fentanyl and methamphetamine, court documents say.