Gilbert Woman Arrested for 2023 Fentanyl Overdose Death

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DULUTH, Minn. – The St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office say they have made an arrest in the overdose death of a Range man in 2023.
A nine-month investigation into the death of 25-year-old Isaiah Deegan has resulted in 3rd Degree Murder charges for a Gilbert woman. 20-year-old Ashley Cook is who authorities allege sold Deegan the Fentanyl-laced pill that took his life on July 30, 2023.
Cook was taken into custody by the St. Louis County Sheriff’s Office Monday, after authorities were, at first, unable to locate her.
With the cooperation of Deegan’s girlfriend, officers were able to put together a timeline and determine where he had purchased the pill. Despite saying she knew that Deegan struggled with addiction in the past, the girlfriend told authorities she was unaware of any current use.
The girlfriend said that on the day of Deegan’s overdose, they had met Cook while at a Holiday gas station in Gilbert.
Authorities going through Deegan’s messages found that Cook had asked him if he knew anyone who “buys blues” (commonly known as pressed Percocet pills) on July 27th, three days before his death. That exchange ended with Deegan saying, “I’ll let some fools know.”
According to court documents, investigators obtained search warrants to access Cook’s Facebook. Messages sent after Deegan’s death show a friend of Cook’s telling her to delete her messages. Deegan tells the friend in a message “I gave (Deegan) an perc 30 and he died.”
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