Tulsa Man Sentenced To 4 Years In Prison For Hot-Car Death Of 2 Children

Tulsa- News 6

A federal judge has sentenced a Tulsa man to 4 years in prison after his children died in a hot car in 2020.

Dustin Dennis pleaded guilty in July to child neglect charges.

According to prosecutors, Dennis was on drugs when he fell asleep in his apartment in June of 2020.

According to police, Dennis’ two children, 3-year-old Ryan and 4-year-old Teagan died from complications of hyperthermia after they climbed into his pickup truck in the heat and were unable to get out.

An indictment from March of 2020 said that Dennis and his kids went over to his brother’s residence on June 12 so Dennis could “do coke.”

The indictment also said that the next day, the same day the children died, Dennis did more cocaine.