PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – A Washington County mother has been convicted for her role in her 2-year-old daughter’s overdose after she swallowed several fentanyl pills, the Washington County District Attorney’s Office announced Monday.

On May 1, a jury found Megan Meek guilty of second-degree assault.

The case stems from March 13, 2023, when Meek and her fiancé, Bret Hollmann, started the day smoking fentanyl pills purchased by Hollmann, according to the Washington County District Attorney’s Office, noting their 2-year-old daughter was with them at the time.

Later in the day, Hollmann and Meek planned to take their daughter to a babysitter so they could go shopping, and stopped at a business on the way, officials said.

Meek went inside the store, and when she returned to the car, she put her bag – with multiple fentanyl pills and other drug paraphernalia – in the backseat within reach of the toddler.

According to the Washington County District Attorney’s Office, the 2-year-old ended up swallowing several fentanyl pills.

After they arrived at their destination, Meek and Hollman noticed the child was overdosing, and when Beaverton police responded to the scene, she was unconscious, not breathing and had no detectable pulse, authorities said, noting officers told the parents their child needed her stomach pumped because she swallowed the pills.

Officers were able to administer two doses of Narcan, a medication used to reverse opioid overdoses, and “saved her life,” the District Attorney’s Office said, noting she overdosed again at the hospital because of the “sheer amount of fentanyl in her system.”

Officials said hospital staff had to keep the child on a Narcan drip for a full day to keep her alive.

Hollmann admitted to officers that he bought the pills and was later caught smoking fentanyl at the hospital while his daughter was undergoing treatment and had to be removed from the facility, officials added.

Hollman was sentenced to four years in prison after pleading guilty to third-degree assault and unlawful possession of a schedule II controlled substance – substantial quantities.

In a press release announcing the conviction, the Washington County District Attorney’s Office commended the life-saving efforts of Beaverton Police Department, Tualatin Fire & Rescue and hospital staff.

A sentencing hearing is slated for August 20, 2025.