Adrianna Taylor death: Grand jury to hear case of 17-yr-old charged in fentanyl OD of Alabama teen
SEMMES, ALABAMA: A grand jury will now hear the case of a 17-year-old boy who has been held responsible for the fentanyl overdose of Adrianna Taylor. The decision was taken on Tuesday, December 13, after a preliminary hearing. Taylor, a student at Mary G Montgomery High School, was found dead in late August in her Semmes home.
At the time, the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office stated that the 15-year-old died because of “the ingestion of some pills that were possibly laced with fentanyl,” Al.com reported. Following her death, the suspect was slapped with charges of manslaughter and distribution of a controlled substance. Though the accused was reportedly charged as an adult, his name has not been disclosed.
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In September, Chief Deputy Paul Burch had told Fox10 News, “It’s not gonna just end with this case. We’re going to team up with our federal partners. We’ve got to put a stop to it before it gets out of hand like it is in some other areas around the country.” Burch also went on to warn people against fentanyl as he told WKRG-TV, “The size of a packet of sugar which is one gram can kill hundreds of people.”
Meanwhile, the unfortunate death of the schoolgirl left her family and friends devastated. Her sister, Ashton Logan, took to Facebook to share her grief as she wrote, “Haven’t gotten much sleep since you left us , but I made sure these past couple nights I prayed and made sure I said everything I’d say to you as if we was on FaceTime or laying on the couch watching our show or just if we was in the car I miss you so much today it’s hurts , it hit me that you’re not gonna call me to come get you from pawpaws or from school all that’s gone now, it was taken from you by a STUPID DRUG . A DRUG CALLED ‘fentanyl’ took my baby sister from me , at 11:45 my baby sister lost her life took her last breath and now I have to live the rest of my life without her , I know in my heart this was a huge mistake and she didn’t know what she was doing she was a baby!”
“And she loved life so much and enjoyed life and had amazing friends And family who LOVES HER SO MUCH & she enjoyed going to the skating rink or movies or bowling or doing her make up or hair SHE LOVED THE BEACH her favorite color is blue & if you asked her favorite food it’s McDonald’s chicken nuggets & large fry and large sprite . I wanna make sure the world hears her story because she’s been threw so much as a 15 year old young lady , we lost our dad just over a year ago so I know he’s so glad his baby girl is with him right now in the beautiful blue gates. I’ll carry all the memories we made forever sis,” Ashton added.
Taylor’s friend, Haley Williamson, also expressed her sorrow on social media as she noted, “Y’all I can’t een believe I’m posting this ..RIP my friend Adrianna Taylor idk what REALLY happend to her I just know I want justice ..she didn’t deserve the life card she got felt she deserved to be happy and to live her life ..we been friends since babies bruh ..I just can’t believe this ..I’ll keep your name alive evb gone remember you I promise.. I won’t forget you I swear I love you Bestfriend I’ll see U in heaven soon 🥺🕊. Keep they family in yall prayers.”