2 men charged in Dothan woman’s fatal fentanyl overdose
A Dothan woman died Monday, three days after police say she overdosed on fentanyl.
Police on Tuesday charged two men with manslaughter in the death of 32-year-old Torie Lynn Strickland.
Officers and fire medics were dispatched at 4:30 p.m. Friday to a medical call at a trailer park in the 2200 block of South Oates Street.
According to the caller, Strickland was unresponsive outside the mobile home. Police immediately began life-saving measures, which included Narcan.
Strickland was taken to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead Monday.
Police Chief William E. Benny said evidence on the scene led officers and investigators to determine it was likely a drug overdose. Strickland’s body will be transported to the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences for an autopsy.
The joint investigation with Houston County Sheriff’s Office into Strickland’s death revealed that two Dothan men – George Trierweiler, 44, and Mitchel Folds, 32 – supplied Strickland with fentanyl, which ultimately caused her death.
Both men are being held in the Houston County Jail.
Additionally, Folds and 33-year-old Madalynn Mae Bean were also charged with unlawful distribution of a controlled substance by the Alabama Drug Enforcement Task Force following a search of the residence.
A law signed by Gov. Ivey last year makes it a criminal offense to knowingly furnish a substance known to contain fentanyl to someone who dies as a proximate result of the use of the substance.
“The goal of the law was to hold those accountable for distributing this dangerous substance in our community,” Benny said. “The possession and distribution of this dangerous drug will not be overlooked in the City of Dothan, and the Dothan Police Department will vigorously support prosecutions for those involved in possessing or dealing fentanyl.”
“Our thoughts and prayers,” Benny said, “are with Strickland’s family and friends as they mourn this terrible tragedy.”