Nicholas Feliz Dominici, 1, died after being exposed to fentanyl at Divino Nico Daycare in the Bronx on Sept. 15. Police said the childcare facility was a front for a drug-peddling operation. Four people are now charged in the case.Herrera has one prior arrest on his rap sheet for trespassing and violating an order of protection in Queens in 2013, police sources said.
Police said the childcare facility, run by Herrera’s wife, 36-year-old Grei Mendez De Ventura, was a front for a drug-peddling business run by the couple and two cohorts. Nicholas and three children at the day care were sickened at the center, allegedly from exposure to fentanyl stored under two trap doors and in closets on top of play mats.
The Divino Nino Daycare in the Bronx was allegedly a front for a drug-selling operation, police said. On Sept. 15, 1-year-old Nicholas Feliz Dominici was exposed to fentanyl and died. Four people are now in custody in the case.Mendez and Carlisto Acevedo Brito, 41, Herrera’s cousin, were arrested the day after Nicholas’ death and charged with murder, assault and child endangerment.
This week, a third alleged accomplice, Renny Antonio Parra Parades, 38, was hit with federal drug charges for his role in the alleged drug operation — with
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