Brentwood: Mother Charged in Death of 2-Year-Old Son

On Wednesday, the Brentwood Police Department announced that arrest of Genesis Barrera-Galdamez in connection with the death of her 2-year-old son on Sept. 20.

According to police, on Sept. 20, 2020 at around 2:54 am, officers responded to a residence in the 50 block of Havenwood Ave to investigate a report of an unresponsive 2-year-old child, later identified as Jasani Kerry. His mother, Genesis Barrera-Galdamez, 22, was the person who found him unresponsive and telephoned emergency personnel.

While officers and emergency personnel arrived on scene, they performed CPR for several minutes, however, Jasani was ultimately declared deceased. The preliminary investigation revealed drug paraphernalia and illicit drugs that later tested positive for fentanyl in the presence of Jasani preceding his death.

Weeks later, a Contra Costa County Coronors pathologist determined Jasani’s cause of death was due to acute fentanyl intoxication.

On Oct. 30, at around 3:30 pm, investigators located Genesis at the Comfort Inn Hotel located at 2436 Mahogany Way in Antioch and took her into custody without incident. She was booked at the Martinez Detention Facility on the outstanding arrest warrant.

On Nov. 3, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office formally charged Barrera-Galdamez with second degree murder, possession of narcotics for sale, and child abuse resulting in death. She is being held on $1.1 million bail.

“As an agency, these types of investigations are extremely difficult to handle and the emotional impact never gets easier to process. We are very pleased with the District Attorney’s filing decision to hold Genesis Barrera-Galdamez accountable for her actions. This tragic loss was completely preventable. Our hearts go out to Jasani, and the family members and friends by his untimely death,” said Brentwood Police in a statement.