Londonderry Police Charge 2 In Suspicious Child Death Case

LONDONDERRY, NH — Londonderry police have arrested two people after a multi-month investigation into why a young girl overdosed on fentanyl at a local truck stop on Nov. 16, 2020.

Just before 9:45 a.m. on that Monday, police and fire and rescue teams were sent to the RMZ Truck Stop on Rockingham Road for a report of an unconscious and unresponsive toddler inside a vehicle in the rear of the parking lot.

According to Capt. Patrick Cheetham, a dayshift patrol sergeant arrived within a minute of the call and performed CPR until Londonderry EMTs arrived. The girl, 1 year and 9 months old, was taken to the hospital where she was pronounced dead.

"An autopsy was later performed by the NH Office of the Medical Examiner and the cause of death determined to be acute fentanyl intoxication," Cheetham said.

Since that time, detectives have been investigating the incident and on Tuesday were granted arrest warrants for Mark Geremia, 32, of Northfield, and Shawna Cote, 29, of Tilton.

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Geremia was charged with negligent homicide, manslaughter, reckless conduct with a deadly weapon, falsifying physical evidence, conspiracy to commit falsifying physical evidence, and three counts of possession of child sexual abuse images, all felonies. He was also arrested on receiving stolen property and endangering the welfare of a child charges.

Cote was arrested on negligent homicide, manslaughter, reckless conduct with a deadly weapon, falsifying physical evidence, and conspiracy to commit falsifying physical evidence, all felonies, as well as receiving stolen property and endangering the welfare of a child charges.

Both were arrested in Northfield and held on $10,000 cash bail. They will be arraigned on Wednesday in Rockingham County Superior Court.

Both Geremia and Cote were also involved in a crash in Canterbury on Interstate 93 earlier this month which led to injuries. The crash, however, was not connected in any way to the death investigation in Londonderry.

Cheetham said police were assisted by members of the Drug Enforcement Agency Manchester Field Office, NH Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force in their investigation, and by the United States Marshal's Office District of NH Field Office.

Anyone with information related to this investigation, contact lead investigator Det. Sgt. Daniel Hurley at dhurley@londonderrynhpd.org / 603-425-5922. Tips may also be made anonymously via FB, our website, or by calling the LPD Tip-line 603-425-5999.

According to superior court records, Geremia has active cases on stolen firearms charges from October 2020 in Alexandria and stolen firearm, criminal trespass, and loitering and prowling charges from November 2020 in Webster.

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