PBSO deputies responded to a scene on March 31 after reports of a “unconscious and unresponsive” infant in a car driven by Kirwan. The infant, whose identity was not released, was taken to an area hospital after doctors said she suffered “cardiac arrest as a result of alcohl toxicity.”
Detectives later found “Benadryl pills on the couch, several prescrip pll bottles throughout the apartment, a bar containing alcohl,” along with “an empty capsule of suspected drgs inside the bedroom,” during a search of Kirwan’s apartment.
The Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office said in an arrest report that an empty capsule “appearing to have chew marks on it” had a “tentative positive result” for fent and another substance— both illegal drgs.
As part of her plea, Kirwan accepted seven years in prison, followed by probation and community control.
That’s only part of the story though.
Samantha Yi and her boyfriend Darnell Mendez were
pleaded guilty in September 2024 to the distribution of fent after the baby’s mother purchased the substance that was later ingested by the bby, resulting in death.
Mendez was sentenced to 30 years in federal prison
Yi was sentenced to 24 years in federal prison.
Through data received from Kirwan’s cell phone, the DEA was able to identify Yi as the dealer. The investigation further determined that Mendez was also involved in the distribution.
The DEA, ATF, BBPD and PBSO conducted an undercover operation involving two officers who purchased fent from Yi and Mendez, culminating in their arrests at their Lake Worth residence.
Law enforcement also discovered 14 firearms in the residence, resulting in Yi and Mendez also pleading guilty for unlawful possession of firerms.
Prayers for the victim.
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