Carper Sentenced In Child’s Death

Cameron Carper, 32, of Bedford was sentenced in Rockbridge County Circuit Court last week on two felony charges – one count of child endangerment and one count of possession of a schedule I or II drug – in connection with the death of an infant in 2023. He was sentenced to 10 years for the drug possession charge, of which all but six months was suspended, and five years for the child endangerment charge, with all but one year and three months suspended as part of a plea agreement with the Rockbridge County Commonwealth’s Attorney’s office. The sentences will be served consecutively and he was sentenced to five years of probation upon his release.