Fentanyl’s Trail Of Death & Grief

THIEF RIVER FALLS, MN (trfnews.i234.me) A second man has now plead guilty to 3rd Degree Murder in a drug overdose case that left 20-year old Michaela Cooper dead of a drug overdose in St. Hilaire, Minnesota in December of 2021. Anthony Drury will be sentenced early next year.

– James Morin was convicted of third-degree murder for selling fentanyl-laced pills to Anthony Drury who gave them to his fiancée Michaela Cooper, causing her death.
– Morin is serving a nine-year prison sentence while Drury has pled guilty to third-degree murder and will be sentenced next year.
– Michaela Cooper’s mother, Stephanie Hart, is grieving her daughter’s death from a drug overdose in Saint Hilaire, Minnesota.
– Drury has been charged in connection with the case for allegedly sharing the fentanyl-laced pills with Michaela.
– Morin sold two pills to Drury for $360, $250 of which went toward a debt Drury already owed him for drugs.
– Morin named two other men who may have provided Drury with more pills, but no one else has been charged yet.
– Michaela Cooper worked at Walmart and lived in Thief River Falls with friends before her death.
– Drury’s guilty plea and sentencing will be next year.

Anthony Drury has pleaded guilty to third-degree murder after selling fentanyl-laced pills to his fiancée, Michaela Cooper, which ultimately led to her death. Drury had provided the pills to Cooper, who subsequently overdosed. James Morin was convicted of third-degree murder for selling the pills to Drury, and he is currently serving a nine-year prison sentence. Drury will be sentenced early next year. Stephanie Hart, Cooper’s mother, is grieving the loss of her daughter, who died from a drug overdose in Saint Hilaire, Minnesota. Hart expressed relief that Drury was charged with murder and pleaded guilty. Morin stated that he sold Drury only two pills for $360 and that $250 of the payment went toward the $1,600 debt Drury owed him for drugs. Morin also named two other men who may have provided Drury with more pills, but as of yet, no one else has been charged in connection with the case. Cooper moved to Thief River Falls with friends and worked at Walmart and Digikey. Hart says her daughter’s body will be returned to Dyersburg, Tennessee, for a proper funeral.

Bullet Summary:
– Anthony Drury has pleaded guilty to third-degree murder for selling fentanyl-laced pills to his fiancée, Michaela Cooper, resulting in her death.
– James Morin was convicted of third-degree murder for selling the pills to Drury and is serving a nine-year prison sentence.
– Drury will be sentenced early next year.
– Stephanie Hart, Cooper’s mother, is relieved that Drury was charged with murder and pleaded guilty.
– Cooper’s body will be returned to Dyersburg, Tennessee, for a proper funeral.

 

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