DETROIT – A mother has pleaded guilty after she gave her son drugs while they were alone at their Detroit home, causing him to go into cardiac arrest and die, officials said.
Chavon Caprice Boone, of Detroit, was charged with felony murder, first-degree child abuse, and delivery of a narcotic causing death.
She is accused of giving her son drugs while they were alone in the child’s bedroom, which caused him to go into cardiac arrest, according to police.
Boone’s guilty plea was entered on Wednesday, July 30, and she is scheduled to be sentenced on Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025.
Here’s background information on the case:
4-year-old went into cardiac arrest
In the evening on April 10, 2022, Boone was alone with her 4-year-old son, Anthony Scott Upshaw Jr., at their home in the 18500 block of Fitzgerald Court.
Police said the boy went into cardiac arrest, and his father woke up to Boone screaming.
When the father went into Upshaw’s bedroom, the boy was unresponsive.
He called 911 and administered chest compressions to his son.
Fentanyl found in boy’s system
The boy was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
Police said the medical examiner found fentanyl in the boy’s system.
Mother turns herself in
On Friday, May 19, 2023, Boone called 911 and turned herself in for her son’s murder.
“There was an unexpected turn of events that brought to us to these charges,” Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said. “Everyone deserves not to be forgotten. This child is no longer a cold case statistic. We will bring justice to Anthony and his family.
Mother charged
Boone was arrested after she turned herself in and was charged with felony murder, first-degree child abuse, and delivery of a narcotic causing death.
She was arraigned on Sunday, May 21, in the 36th District Court and remanded to jail.