A 35-year-old Windber woman, Kelly Lynne Wolf, has been charged with drug delivery resulting in death, a 1st-degree felony, for selling fentanyl-laced heroin that caused a 41-year-old Johnstown man’s fatal overdose.
According to the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office, Wolf delivered the fentanyl-laced heroin to Matthew Truscello hours before he suffered a fatal overdose at a residence in Windber, Somerset County, on October 24.
Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Somerset County District Attorney Lisa Lazzari-Strasiser jointly announced the charges against Wolf, stating that a joint investigation by the Office of Attorney General and Windber Borough Police confirmed Wolf’s involvement in Truscello’s death.
‘We’re using every law enforcement tool at our disposal to fight this epidemic in Pennsylvania and get the people peddling these poisons out of our communities,’ Attorney General Shapiro said. ‘We’re putting criminals on notice: If you sell drugs and someone dies as a result, we’re coming after you to the fullest extent the law allows.’
The investigation involved cell phone technology, preliminary autopsy, and lab results, which helped identify Wolf as the person responsible for delivering the fatal dose of fentanyl-laced heroin. A forensic pathologist determined Truscello’s death was caused by acute drug toxicity due to the amount of fentanyl in his system.
Wolf met Truscello at a bar in Windber Borough, where she delivered him the drugs that later led to his fatal overdose. Investigators obtained cell phone records that indicated Wolf had been in touch with Truscello on the day of his death to arrange a drug transaction.
This case is part of an Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force, a collaborative effort joining law enforcement officers from various state and local agencies targeting drug trafficking in the region. The case will be prosecuted by District Attorney Lazzari-Strasiser’s office.
Individuals who have witnessed a drug deal in their neighborhood or suspect illegal drug activity can send an anonymous tip to the Office of Attorney General by texting PADRUGS + YOUR TIP to 847411. Tips can also be submitted electronically.
Since January, the Attorney General’s Office has filed drug delivery resulting in death charges in six cases, including the charges announced against Wolf. Other cases using this charge have been filed in Wayne County, Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, Montgomery County, and Wilkes-Barre.
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Key Facts
- State: Pennsylvania
- Agency: Pennsylvania AG
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: Official Source ↗
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