Deputies Respond to Medics Call: 2-Year-Old Child
Possible Overdose of Fentanyl
Spokane Valley Deputies responded to a medics call of a 2-year-old possibly overdosing on fentanyl. The child received medical treatment before being transported to the hospital for additional care and evaluation. The child was last known to be in stable condition, and Child Protective Services has been notified. The child’s mother was arrested, as was a male in the room at the time of the incident.
A responding Deputy began feeling ill and showed physical indications that he was possibly suffering from exposure to an illegal substance while inside the hotel room. Spokane Valley Fire returned to the scene to evaluate the Deputy. He was transported to the hospital for treatment and observation. After being medically cleared several hours later, he was released.
On February 1, 2025, at approximately 10:40 pm, Spokane Valley Deputies responded to a hotel room, 2016 N. Argonne Road, for a report of a 2-year-old child possibly overdosing on fentanyl.
When the first Deputy arrived and made his way to the room, he observed a white male wearing a dark-colored shirt and jeans, holding a bag/jacket, exiting a door leading to the hallway and room in question. The Deputy noted the male, later identified as 24-year-old Harlan M. Jordan, did not stop or direct the Deputy (in uniform) to the room or provide any information as he hurried down the stairs and exited the hotel.
Concerned for the immediate welfare of the child, the Deputies rushed to the room and contacted a female holding an infant who appeared lifeless. As he began to assess the situation, the child started crying. The female, who provided a fictitious name, said she had already given the child two doses of Narcan (Naloxone). Suddenly, the child stopped crying and went limp again. The child was quickly brought to Spokane Valley Fire and AMR personnel for immediate care.
The Deputy and the female, who was later identified as 24-year-old Micala Cameron, returned to the room where the Deputy observed several items believed to be drug paraphernalia (a used glass pipe and residue, several plastic straws, and hallowed out pens with burnt marks). He also observed a white-powered substance in the toilet bowl, believed to be an illegal controlled substance that someone appeared to have tried to dispose of or destroy.
Cameron, continuing to provide a false identity, told Deputies she was sleeping on one of the beds with her child, and a male, identified later as Jordan, was on the other bed. She claimed not to know the male’s name, saying they were just Facebook friends. Cameron continued saying she woke up and noticed the child was holding a spoon (she admitted she used to help ingest fentanyl) and didn’t appear to be breathing.
She screamed for the male to wake up as she put the child on the ground and began CPR. She also administered two doses of Narcan (Naloxone) as the male called 911. She explained that the child started to respond when the Deputies arrived.
Cameron tried to leave the room, but the Deputies advised she was detained and not free to leave while the incident was investigated. Deputies later advised Cameron she was under arrest, charged with Endangerment with a Controlled Substance (RCW 9A.42.100) and Making False/Misleading Statements to a Public Servant.
Additional Deputies at the location contacted Jordan, who was returning to the hotel. Jordan was advised he was being detained and read his rights. He claimed not to know anything about the child’s possible exposure to drugs and merely called 911 when told to do so. When asked about the backpacks he took from the room, he stated they were in his truck but refused to say where his vehicle was, telling the Deputies that it was none of their business.
Deputies developed probable cause to charge Jordan with Reckless Endangerment (RCW 9A.36.050) for failing to help, guide, or assist Deputies when they arrived at a possible life-threatening medical emergency. However, at the time, they could not establish probable cause to show Jordan knew about the drugs and, therefore, the possibility the child could be harmed/exposed to the drugs.
Deputies located Jordan’s truck in the parking lot and seized pending a search warrant. Deputies were granted search warrants for the hotel room and Jordan’s truck.
Deputies located and seized several items associated with illegal drug use in the hotel room. Deputies found nothing of evidentiary value inside Jordan’s truck or the backpacks.
NOTE: A responding Deputy began feeling ill and showed physical indications that he was possibly suffering from exposure to an illegal substance while inside the hotel room. Spokane Valley Fire returned to the scene to evaluate the Deputy. He was transported to the hospital for treatment and observation. After being medically cleared several hours later, he was released.
Cameron was transported and booked into the Spokane County Jail for felony Endangerment with a Controlled Substance and misdemeanor Making False/Misleading Statements to a Public Servant. She remains in custody with her total bond set at $50,000 by Spokane County Superior Court Judge M. Polin.
Jordan was transported and booked into the Spokane County Jail for misdemeanor Reckless Endangerment. However, per an agreement approved by the Municipal/District Court, this charge qualified for him to be released on his own recognizance due to the jail’s Critical Status (overcrowding/population), and he was released minutes later.
Additional Information and Statement from Sheriff Nowels
The Spokane County Medical Examiner’s Office has 326 confirmed accidental overdose cases resulting in death in 2024. Of those, 269 cases had fentanyl in their system.
“I call on our elected state legislators to enact harsher sentencing guidelines for people who choose to sell fentanyl in our community and state,” said Sheriff John Nowels. “It is time to hold people truly accountable for risking the lives of others, especially the most vulnerable and our first responders.”
Sheriff Nowels continued, “Lawmakers should also draft and adopt legislation where a person convicted of possessing fentanyl serves a minimum mandatory sentence of 90 days in custody. A second conviction should carry a minimum mandatory sentence of 180 days, and a third or subsequent conviction should be a felony. We must take this time to get fentanyl users clean and thinking clearly while offering them effective treatment.”
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