Former firefighter pleads guilty in wife’s overdose death

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former North Las Vegas firefighter awaits sentencing after pleading guilty to manslaughter in his wife’s overdose death last year. Christopher Candito pleaded guilty Friday under a plea agreement that includes dismissal of a second-degree murder charge stemming from the death of Tiffany Slatsky. After his wife multiple ingested drugs at a party, Candito was accused of driving her to a North Las Vegas fire station where he administered a narcotic overdose treatment. According to police, Candito was trying to “conceal her physical condition from licensed and on-duty medical personnel.” She was eventually take a hospital where she was pronounced dead.