Police found Jahmeik Modlin, 4, unconscious and unresponsive inside a Harlem apartment Sunday night. (Spectrum News NY1/Rebecca Greenberg) Parents charged in death of 4-year-old boy in Harlem.

The parents of Jahmeik Modlin, 4, were initially charged with manslaughter. They are accused of locking away food from their children and showing “depraved indifference” for their son’s life.