CEDAR CITY, Utah (KUTV) — A woman was charged with felony manslaughter after police said she admitted to delivering fentanyl to a woman who died of an overdose shortly after.
Officials arrived at a hotel room in Cedar City, where they said the woman was found with Narcan beside her along with what appeared to be blue fentanyl pills and evidence that it had been smoked.
First responders said the woman was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Agents with the Drug Task Force began an investigation and said they learned that 33-year-old Kimberly Hare was a fentanyl dealer in Cedar City who had given drugs to the woman.
Surveillance video allegedly showed Hare's car, described as an old green Chrysler van missing a front bumper, at the Ramada Inn minutes before the victim was seen going into the room where she overdosed.
Investigators said they spoke with a confidential informant who reported that Hare and her husband, 39-year-old John Parry, use fentanyl around their 3-year-old child "all the time" and "even blew the fentanyl smoke in the child's face."
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Parry's car was stopped by officials on Friday, where they allegedly found fentanyl and meth.
He was arrested for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, possession of a controlled substance, use or possession of drug paraphernalia, driving with measurable controlled substance, driving on a suspended or revoked license, failing to wear a seatbelt, and failure to signal for two seconds.
Upon searching the couple's home on Saturday, officials said they found that aside from the 3-year-old, two other children under the age of 15 lived there.
According to court documents, Hare admitted that she delivered fentanyl to the woman who overdosed, but her husband was the one who retrieved the drugs and arranged the deal.
Hare was charged with felony counts of manslaughter, distribution of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, and three counts of endangerment of a child.
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