GLEN BURNIE, Md. — A Glen Burnie mother was sentenced to 10 years in prison last week after pleading guilty to first-degree child abuse in the fentanyl-related death of her 2-year-old daughter, Nevaeh Lynee Dunscomb.
Tiffany Lynee Carr, 35, appeared in Anne Arundel County Circuit Court on July 24, 2025, where she admitted responsibility for her daughter’s death. Judge Stacy McCormack sentenced Carr to 25 years, suspending all but 10 years of active incarceration. She will also serve five years of supervised probation and must complete any court-ordered substance abuse and mental health treatment.
“To say this is a tragedy is an understatement,” said State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess. “Not a single person was in the courtroom today to speak on behalf of this child because there was no one else she could count on other than her mother. This Defendant failed this child terribly and will have to live with the consequences.”
Police were dispatched to the 8000 block of Winding Road in Glen Burnie on the evening of August 17, 2024, after a report of an unresponsive child. Officers found Nevaeh face down on a futon, with a glass smoking device nearby. She was pronounced dead at the hospital shortly after 8 p.m.
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined the cause of death was fentanyl intoxication. Investigators learned Carr had used heroin that morning and smoked crack cocaine later that day while caring for her daughter. Carr told police she had been sleeping on and off during the afternoon. When she awoke around 7 p.m. and found Nevaeh unresponsive, she administered CPR and two doses of Narcan before calling 911.
Crime scene investigators recovered fentanyl-laced capsules and drug paraphernalia from the home.
Nevaeh was born on May 2, 2022. According to her obituary, she loved the pool, playing at the park, and watching My Little Pony and Ms. Rachel on YouTube. Family described her as a joyful, curious child with a radiant smile and a fighting spirit.
She is survived by her father, Quantonio Dunscomb, and siblings Quan, MaLaysha, Tone, and Noah, all of Maryland. She was predeceased by her grandmother, Diana Warner, and great-grandmother, Doris Mathews.
The case was prosecuted by Assistant State’s Attorneys Anastasia Prigge and Casey Marson. The Anne Arundel County Police Department led the investigation.
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