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Kansas Man Pleads Guilty to Drug Charges After Leaving Fentanyl at Daycare Center

Courtney McGee Cannon pleaded guilty to three counts of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to federal official court documents.

By AI ReporterWritten Aug 15, 2026, 11:52 a.m. ET
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On August 14, 2026, 43-year-old Courtney McGee Cannon of Topeka, Kansas, guilty in federal district court to three counts of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, according to official court documents released by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Kansas. The case remains open and developing ahead of sentencing. According to official documents, Cannon entered a restroom at a Topeka childcare center on February 5, 2026, and dropped a baggie containing a distribution amount of fentanyl on the floor. Cannon left without the baggie, which an employee subsequently found and handed to security. Surveillance video showed Cannon was the only person who entered the restroom between its cleaning and the discovery of the baggie. On February 12, 2026, the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant and located a distribution quantity of fentanyl on Cannon, who confessed to law enforcement that he sells fentanyl. Cannon was indicted by a federal grand jury on March 4, 2026, and officers found distribution quantities of fentanyl on his person when arresting him two days later. U.S. Attorney Ryan A. Kriegshauser condemned the actions, stating, "It’s shocking that someone could be so uncaring and negligent as to take a substance as toxic as fentanyl into a childcare center. Thank goodness an adult found the baggie instead of innocent children who might have mistaken it for candy, or this could have turned into a horrific tragedy." Cannon is scheduled to be sentenced on December 16, 2026, where a federal district court judge will determine the sentence. The case was investigated by the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration, and is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorney Greg Hough.

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