Halfmoon Woman Arrested for Son’s Death

The Sheriff’s Office responded to an unattended death call involving a 10-year-old male on Jan. 19, 2026, at 9:40 a.m., at 430 Route 146 in the town of Halfmoon. 

Investigation into the matter led to the arrest Wednesday of Rebecca A. Jordan, 43, of Halfmoon, N.Y. Jordan was charged with manslaughter in the 2nd degree (class C felony), tampering with physical evidence (class E felony) and endangering the welfare of a child (class A misdemeanor). 

She is accused of recklessly causing the death of the child – who was her son – by providing him with an excessive amount of diphenhydramine resulting in intoxication by that drug with aspiration of gastric contents and probable restriction of normal ventilation. Jordan was also charged with concealing physical evidence – specifically a bottle of diphenhydramine – from investigators with the intent to prevent it from being used in an official proceeding. 

She was arraigned before the Honorable Ellwood A. Sloat Jr. in the Malta Town Court and remanded to the Saratoga County Jail pending further proceedings in the Halfmoon Town Court. 

“Child death cases are among the most tragic that we handle and I am extremely proud of the true professionals that worked this case,” Sheriff Jeffrey R. Brown said. “We will always be a deafening voice for those who cannot speak for themselves, and I look forward to justice being served for this innocent boy.”