New trial dates set for father charged with son’s death after he ingested ‘significant amount’ of cocaine
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SPOTSYLVANIA, Va. (WRIC) -- New trial dates have been scheduled in Spotsylvania County Circuit Court for a father charged with his 2-year-old son's death.
Cinceir Croxton, 24, will go to trial for five charges, including second-degree murder and child abuse, on Oct. 1, 2025.
Croxton's trial was originally scheduled for this past April, but was delayed and then changed during a status hearing on Monday, May 5.
Croxton was first arrested on December 6, 2023, after his son, Cinceir Croxton, Jr. (CJ), died with a "significant amount" of cocaine in his system, according to authorities. He died at the Children’s Hospital of Richmond at Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) after being flown there from a Spotsylvania motel.
Cinceir Croxton Jr., or "CJ." He was only two years old at the time of his death. (Photo courtesy of CJ's family.)
Croxton's charges along with second degree murder and child abuse include child endangerment, possession with intent to sell, and possession of drugs with a firearm.
CJ's mother, Kahleighya Coleman, was originally facing the same charges as Croxton, but accepted a plea agreement on March 18. The child endangerment and the possession of a firearm charges were dropped. She was convicted of the other three charges and is scheduled for sentencing on June 30.
