A woman accused of dealing the drugs that led to the overdose death of another woman in the Florida Keys is facing a murder charge, authorities said.
Alexis Joy Sather, 23, was arrested Wednesday for selling the fentanyl that killed 53-year-old Amanda Roberts, Monroe County Sheriff's Office officials said.
Roberts was found dead at her home on Grassy Key on September 2, 2022.
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The medical examiner's office determined the cause of her death to be a fentanyl and diazepam overdose.
Investigators discovered Sather, of Marathon, sold Roberts the fentanyl, the sheriff's office said.
Sather was already in jail Wednesday on other drug-related charges when she was additionally charged with Roberts’ death, officials said.
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Officials said it's the third time in the past year the sheriff's office had arrested a drug dealer in connection with an overdose death.
"I hope this message is very clear; quit selling this poison in our community, it is ruining lives and killing people," Sheriff Rick Ramsay said in a statement. "If you sell these drugs and someone dies, we will pursue murder charges against you."
