A Florida man with Down syndrome died in a hot van while his caretaker took a nap, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office says.
Joshua Russell, 26, of St. Petersburg was charged last week with one count of aggravated manslaughter of a disabled adult. Authorities said 35-year-old John LaPointe of Seminole died while restrained in the back of the van on a hot day in the spring. "LaPointe had Down syndrome, was non-verbal, had the cognitive ability of a 1-year-old, and was unable to care for himself," the sheriff's office said in a statement.
Russell began feeling"tired and nauseous," so he returned home again,"parked the van in the driveway and turned the van off. Russell told detectives he took a nap in the van while LaPointe was still seat-belted in the back seat," the sheriff's office said. When Russell woke two to three hours later, he was covered in sweat. He noticed LaPointe slumped over and unresponsive.
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