FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. -- An Oak Hill man has been arrested on charges that he killed his disabled son last year, the Fayette County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday.

Henry Clay Jenkins, 35, allegedly failed to seek timely aid for his 14-year-old son, who had cystic fibrosis, when the boy passed out with respiratory distress at the Mountainair Mobile Home Park in Hilltop on Nov. 14, the news release states.

The boy was put on life support at Charleston Area Medical Center, where he died five days later, according to the release.

A joint investigation by the Child Protective Services division of the state Department of Health and Human Resources, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and the Fayette County Sheriff's Department led to charges of murder by a parent, guardian or custodian being filed against Jenkins.

An autopsy indicated that "the use of illicit drugs" contributed to the boy's death, the release states.

Fayette County Sheriff Steve Kessler said autopsy results showed opiates in the boy's system that were not prescribed. Authorities believe Jenkins gave the boy oxycodone.

"It was also determined through this investigation that prompt medical attention had not been sought for this child following the initial discovery of the child's respiratory distress," according to the release.

Deputies took Jenkins into custody without incident on Wednesday.

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. -- An Oak Hill man has been arrested on charges that he killed his disabled son last year, the Fayette County Sheriff's Office announced Wednesday.

Henry Clay Jenkins, 35, allegedly failed to seek timely aid for his 14-year-old son, who had cystic fibrosis, when the boy passed out with respiratory distress at the Mountainair Mobile Home Park in Hilltop on Nov. 14, the news release states.

The boy was put on life support at Charleston Area Medical Center, where he died five days later, according to the release.

A joint investigation by the Child Protective Services division of the state Department of Health and Human Resources, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and the Fayette County Sheriff's Department led to charges of murder by a parent, guardian or custodian being filed against Jenkins.

An autopsy indicated that "the use of illicit drugs" contributed to the boy's death, the release states.

Fayette County Sheriff Steve Kessler said autopsy results showed opiates in the boy's system that were not prescribed. Authorities believe Jenkins gave the boy oxycodone.

"It was also determined through this investigation that prompt medical attention had not been sought for this child following the initial discovery of the child's respiratory distress," according to the release.

Deputies took Jenkins into custody without incident on Wednesday.