FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — A 43-year-old Florham Park woman has been charged with murder and child endangerment following the drowning death of a 3-year-old girl earlier this month, officials announced Tuesday.
Jeanine Glass was arrested after being released from a hospital and is being held at the Morris County Correctional Facility. She faces charges of first-degree murder and second-degree endangering the welfare of a child in connection with the July 6 incident.
Police responded to a residence on Woods End Road at approximately 10:41 p.m. on July 6 after receiving a report of an unresponsive woman. Responding officers found Glass semi-conscious and wet on the first floor of the home. She was transported to a local hospital for medical treatment.
While at the home, officers accompanied a family member upstairs and discovered the unresponsive child face down in a bathroom tub filled with several inches of water. The girl was transported to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead.
A postmortem examination by the Morris County Medical Examiner’s Office remains pending.
The investigation is being conducted by the Florham Park Police Department, Morris County Prosecutor’s Office Major Crimes Unit, and the Morris County Sheriff’s Office Crime Scene Investigation Unit.