Washington woman guilty of Canton Township man’s drug death

A Washington woman accused of facilitating a transaction of fentanyl-laced cocaine that killed a man nearly immediately after he received the drugs from her boyfriend in December 2019 was found guilty Thursday following a three-day bench trial.

Ashley Renee Matthews was found guilty on all charges, including felony drug delivery resulting in death, by Judge Brandon Neuman in Washington County Court of Common Pleas in connection with the death of 37-year-old Brandon Howard.

Robert M. Hayes Jr.

Robert Michael Hayes Jr.

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