Louisiana “Only Fans” Mom Only Gets 8 Years For Letting Her 2 Year Old Die Meth Overdose
Alright, let’s really break this one down because it’s a case that’ll make your blood boil.
A Louisiana mother, 24-year-old Summer Buxton, just got sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to manslaughter in the overdose death of her 2-year-old son, Keynan Jay Buxton. And while eight years might sound like a decent chunk of time, her family is not having it. They were expecting something much harsher—like 20 years—and they’re making it very clear that they think justice was barely served.
So, what exactly happened?
Back on May 30, 2023, authorities found little Keynan unresponsive in a motel room. Now, kids get into things all the time, but when the toxicology report came back, it painted a truly horrifying picture. This toddler had meth, fentanyl, and acetyl fentanyl in his system. That’s not just an accidental exposure—that’s a fatal amount of drugs for a fully grown adult, let alone a baby who probably still needed help getting his shoes on the right feet.
During the sentencing, Buxton’s sister, who goes by Lyons, didn’t hold back. She gave an emotional and furious victim impact statement, calling for the maximum penalty. In her eyes, Summer showed zero remorse—not a shred of guilt, not a moment of reflection. Instead, according to Lyons, Summer was more focused on keeping her OnlyFans account running than mourning the loss of her son. And just when you think it couldn’t get any more absurd, Lyons also claimed that Summer was bragging about her “sugar daddy” footing the bill for her legal defense. Imagine being in that situation—your child is gone, your family is shattered, and instead of taking accountability, you’re flexing about who’s paying your lawyer fees.
Buxton’s mother, Tammie Abshire, echoed the outrage. She said the family fully expected a 20-year sentence, not a measly eight. And then Lyons dropped a brutal comparison: “How do you give someone eight years for the death of her child… but you can get ten years for animal abuse?” And honestly, she’s got a point. In some states, if you so much as harm a police dog, you’re looking at more time behind bars than Summer got for what happened to her son. Let that sink in.
Now, Buxton’s defense team tried their best to spin the narrative. Their argument? This was all a tragic accident, and Summer was suffering from a severe drug addiction that completely clouded her judgment. They claimed she wasn’t in her right mind, that manslaughter was too harsh, and that the charge should’ve been negligent homicide instead. But the DA wasn’t buying it. They refused to lower the charge, but in the end, they still cut a deal that her attorneys called “fair and reasonable.”
Meanwhile, let’s not forget about Keynan’s father, Adrian Higgins. He was arrested too and ended up with a 10-year sentence after pleading guilty to manslaughter. So, if you’re keeping score—Mom got eight years, Dad got ten. And yet, the child is still gone, and the family is left wondering if justice was really served.
And just when you think the story is over, there’s more. Buxton was actually arrested again in January 2024 at a motel in Mississippi (because apparently, motels are a recurring theme in her life). And if that wasn’t enough, another woman connected to this case was arrested too—her court date is coming up on March 3. Who she is and what exactly her role was is still unclear, but it seems like this tangled mess of a case isn’t done unraveling just yet.
So, what do we take away from this? At the heart of it, this is an absolute tragedy. A 2-year-old lost his life in a situation that never should have happened. A child that young doesn’t just stumble upon fentanyl and meth on his own—he had to be in an environment where that was accessible. And that’s what makes this so enraging.
Some people will argue that eight years is enough—after all, Summer was an addict, and addiction is a disease. But then you have the other side, the people who see this as a complete failure of justice. They see a mother who should have been protecting her child but instead put him in an environment where he didn’t stand a chance. And now, she’ll serve a sentence that, realistically, could be cut even shorter with good behavior.
At the end of the day, no amount of prison time is bringing Keynan back. But the question that lingers is: Did the punishment fit the crime?
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