UPDATE: April 30 at 4:30 p.m.
37-year-old Courtney K. Boone was indicted and taken back into police custody on Thursday for a murder charge in connection to a 2025 fentanyl overdose.
According to the Laurel County Sheriff's Office, Boone allegedly provided the victim, a 26-year-old man, with "a fatal dose of fentanyl through the form of methamphetamine in a pipe."
Boone was indicted by a Laurel Circuit Court, and was arrested just before 10 a.m. Thursday. She is now lodged in the Laurel County Correctional Center.
Original Story:
A 37-year-old East Bernstadt woman has been charged with murder in connection with a fentanyl overdose death that occurred earlier this year in Laurel County, officials reported.
The Laurel County Sheriff's Office reported that a detective arrested Courtney K. Boone on Monday evening at around 6:15 p.m. on KY 192 in London following an investigation by the sheriff's office.
Boone allegedly provided the victim, identified as a 26-year-old man, with a fatal dose of fentanyl through methamphetamine in a pipe, according to officials.
The Laurel County Coroner's Office verified the fatal dose of fentanyl in the victim's system.
Boone was lodged in the Laurel County Correctional Center following her arrest.
