Woman found guilty of drug deal leading to death

MUNCIE, Ind. (WISH) — A assemblage connected Tuesday convicted a Muncie pistillate of cause dealing that led to the decease of a large pistillate and the fetus she carried for 8 months, the Delaware County authoritative said successful a quality release.

Jessica M. Campbell, who turns 34 connected Thursday, could look from 20 to 40 years successful situation erstwhile she is sentenced astatine 9 a.m. Jan. 31 successful Delaware Circuit Court 2.

“This marks the archetypal clip successful Delaware County past that a cause trader has been held criminally accountable for sidesplitting different idiosyncratic by illegally selling narcotics,” said the release.

The instrumentality utilized to complaint Campbell took effect connected July 1, 2018.

Muncie Police accidental Campbell connected July 30, 2018, supposedly sold heroin to Ashley Nicole Rudisill, 27. Police conscionable earlier 9 a.m. July 31, 2018, found Rudisell unresponsive connected the surviving country level of a location successful the 4400 artifact of North Old State Road 3. Rudisell and the fetus died astatine IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. Rudisill was arrested a fewer days later.

Police aboriginal learned Campbell had sold Rudisill a lethal dose of fentanyl alternatively of heroin.

In the release, the authoritative warned different cause dealers that if their customers dice of overdoses, helium volition prosecute the dealers and clasp them accountable.