Man Facing Murder Charge for Drug Overdose Death in Bemidji

BEMIDJI, MN (trfnews.i234.me) A Bemidji, Minnesota man is facing a 3rd Degree Murder charge in connection to the death of his girlfriend last April from Fentanyl. Jeffrey Needham was charged in Beltrami County Court this week.
another murder charge connected to a drug overdose in bigi Minnesota 32-year-old Jeffrey Charles Needum of bigi has been charged with third deegree murder give or distribute fentanyl in the death of his girlfriend in Michi last April according to court documents on April 26 at 3:00 a.m. B miji police responded to 2520 itasa Loop Northwest unit 7 for an overdose the female victim was given Naran while her son slept upstairs she was taken to the hospital in piji then Fargo where she died the next day NM told police he had no idea where the victim would have gotten the drugs the investigation alleges the victim got the fentanyl from Needum the final autopsy at UND showed the female victim died of acute fentanyl toxicity the third degree murder charge carries a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison I’m Neil Berg reporting for I news trfnews.i234.me