Bellevue man charged with murder following 2-year-old son's March overdose death

A Bellevue man was charged with first degree murder and aggravated child abuse on Thursday following the March 9 death of his 2-year-old son.

According to the Metro Nashville Police Department, 32-year-old Haze Hamlett was arrested at his Hicks Road home after he was indicted by a Davidson County grand jury months after his son, Joshua, died from fentanyl and xylazine toxicity.

"The investigation, led by Youth Services Detective Steffani Dahlstrom, showed Hamlett, who has a history of drug abuse, left pills out that tested positive for Suboxone and Adderall," an MNPD news release reads. "Those pills, which he admitted to purchasing 'off the street,' are believed to have been laced with fentanyl and xylazine before being consumed by the 2-year-old."

Hamlett was booked in jail on a $200,000 bond.