4 arrested in Baldwin County, charged with manslaughter after overdose death
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — Four suspects had a bond hearing this morning after they were charged with manslaughter in connection to an overdose death.
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Those suspects are 27-year-old Gerald Lee Anderson III from Spanish Fort, 22-year-old Madison Lee Hayek from Silverhill, 25-year-old Malia Autumn Decautur from Spanish Fort, and 32-year-old Roshell Michael Benson from Brewton.
News 5 has learned that the four suspects were arrested after the overdose death of a female that reportedly happened Saturday night in Orange Beach.
Authorities say all the suspects were arrested together after they were found in a car stopped just south of Fairhope.
The bond hearing of Anderson, Hayek, Decautur and Benson was the first case prosecuted under a law that went into effect in April that creates mandatory minimums for fentanyl dealers, according to officials.
The suspects now face the following penalties, officials said.
Anderson:
$100,000 bond, GPS house arrest, and drug testing
He was out on bond from a previous arrest; a hearing for his bond revocation has been set
Hayek:
$100,000 for manslaughter
$10,000 for possession
$500 for paraphernalia
$500 for tampering with evidence
Decautur:
$50,000 for manslaughter
GPS house arrest
Drug testing
Benson:
$100,000 for manslaughter
$5,000 for distribution
$10,000 for possession of fentanyl
$500 for paraphernalia
This is a developing story. News 5 will update this article as more information becomes available.
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