Jaded Evidence interactive investigation · WATCH-297
Pickaway County Toddler / Brittany & Tammy Stroud
Orient / Pickaway County, Ohio · Evidence-first case file
Current status: Both defendants arrested; November 6 hearing reported for Brittany Stroud · Updated October 31, 2026
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01 | Case overview and current legal status
A 17-month-old child died October 13, 2026 after being transported from an Orient residence. The sheriff’s office reported a fatal amount of fentanyl was found during autopsy. Brittany Stroud and Tammy Stroud were charged with involuntary manslaughter, child endangering and drug-related offenses, with Tammy’s counts described as complicity charges in the sheriff-attributed release. The allegations are unadjudicated.
Courthouse, judge and attorneys
Circleville Municipal Court, Pickaway County, Ohio. Tammy Stroud was reported arraigned October 19 with $250,000 bond. Brittany Stroud’s next appearance is reported for November 6. The assigned judge, prosecutor and defense counsel were not verified.
02 | Victim background
The child was 17 months old. Her identity is withheld because it was not publicly identified in the reviewed sheriff-attributed release.
03 | People and documented roles
Unnamed child
Seventeen-month-old child whose death prompted the investigation.
Brittany M. Stroud
The child’s mother; charged with involuntary manslaughter, child endangering and drug possession.
Tammy M. Stroud
The child’s grandmother and reported legal custodian; charged with complicity counts.
Detective Sgt. Robert Dauberman
Officer identified as filing charges.
Pickaway County Sheriff’s Office
Lead investigating agency.
04 | Interactive timeline
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October 13, 2026 — 11:14 a.m.
Deputies and EMS respond to a report of a child not breathing; EMS begins CPR and transports the child
Deputies and EMS respond to a report of a child not breathing; EMS begins CPR and transports the child.
October 13 — 11:56 a.m.
The sheriff’s office is notified that the child died at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
The sheriff’s office is notified that the child died at Nationwide Children’s Hospital.
October 14, 2026
An autopsy is performed and investigators report a fatal amount of fentanyl
An autopsy is performed and investigators report a fatal amount of fentanyl.
October 16, 2026
Charges and arrest warrants are filed for Brittany and Tammy Stroud
Charges and arrest warrants are filed for Brittany and Tammy Stroud.
October 18–19, 2026
Tammy turns herself in and is arraigned; bond is set at a reported $250,000
Tammy turns herself in and is arraigned; bond is set at a reported $250,000.
October 27, 2026
Brittany is arrested and booked
Brittany is arrested and booked.
05 | Investigation and evidence
Autopsy toxicology
Investigators reported a fatal amount of fentanyl. The complete autopsy and toxicology reports are not linked.
Custody and visitation order
Authorities said Tammy had legal custody and Brittany was not permitted unsupervised visitation. The order itself must be obtained.
Search warrants
The sheriff reported evidence seized from the residence and additional warrants executed, without disclosing the items.
Emergency response
The timeline includes the 911 call, CPR and transport. Exact recordings and medical records have not been reviewed.
06 | Prosecution and defense theories
Prosecution or law-enforcement position
The state alleges the defendants’ conduct and the presence of fentanyl support involuntary-manslaughter, child-endangering and drug charges. Each defendant’s alleged acts and legal duty must be evaluated separately.
Defense position
No plea or defense statement was located. No inference is made about how fentanyl reached the child or which defendant possessed it.
07 | Trial testimony and courtroom developments
Known witnesses who will testify
No witness list has been obtained. First responders, medical personnel, forensic toxicologists, child-services witnesses and investigators may be relevant, but none is represented as confirmed.
Current record: No trial testimony is summarized unless it occurred in a documented proceeding. Hearing dates are not represented as trial dates.
08 | Verdict, sentencing and appeals
No verdict or sentence. The reported November 6 proceeding is a hearing, not a trial date.
09 | Unresolved questions
- How did fentanyl reach the child?
- What did the search warrants recover?
- What does the custody and supervised-visitation order require?
- What are the exact filed counts against each defendant?
- Who represents each defendant?
10 | Court records and source documents
- Pickaway County Sheriff release republished by Highland County Press
- Pickaway County Sheriff — Brittany Stroud booking record
Documents still needed
Certified charging documents, docket entries, counsel appearances, medical-examiner or coroner records, warrant returns, admitted exhibits and transcripts will be linked here when publicly released and independently verified.