Categories: Louisiana News

Opelousas woman charged with murder in connection with fentanyl overdose

OPELOUSAS, La. (KLFY) — An Opelousas woman has been charged with murder after allegedly supplying drugs used for a fatal overdose of fentanyl in August, authorities said.

Raketia Nicole Tyler, 35, of Opelousas, is charged with second degree murder, and is being held in the St. Landry Parish jail.

Officials said the overdose occurred in the 800 block of Lemoine Drive Aug, 27, when Opelousas Police officers responded to a medical emergency and discovered a female victim unresponsive inside an apartment. The unidentified victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

Investigators said Tyler had provided narcotics to the victim, which were later believed to contain fentanyl. Based on their findings, an arrest warrant was issued for Tyler, who was located and taken into custody on Saturday.

During an interview with investigators, Tyler allegedly admitted to providing the drugs on the night of the victim’s death.

Bond details were not released.

Latest news

rssfeeds-admin

Recent Posts

Sony’s AI graphics upscaling for PS5 Pro games is getting a big update tonight

Sony's upgraded PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR) technology is rolling out to several titles on…

47 minutes ago

Get a Brand New Meta Quest 3S VR Headset for Just $190.62 with Free Shipping at AliExpress

There's no better time to dive into the world of immersive VR gaming. AliExpress is…

56 minutes ago

Judge Slams Subnautica 2 Publisher Krafton in Victory for Fired Workers, Orders Company Reinstate Boss and Extend $250 Million Bonus

Krafton has been ordered to reinstate the former boss of Subnautica 2 studio Unknown Worlds…

57 minutes ago

The Alienware Aurora RTX 5080 Gaming PC Is the Least Expensive 5080 Prebuilt Currently Available

Tje GeForce RTX 5080 graphics card will allow you to run all of the latest…

57 minutes ago

Cyberattack Targets Poland’s Nuclear Research Center, Investigation Underway

Poland’s National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ) has confirmed that its IT infrastructure was recently…

2 hours ago

Betterleaks: New Open-Source Tool for Scanning Files, Directories, and Git Repositories

A new open‑source secrets scanning tool called Betterleaks has been introduced by Zach Rice, the…

2 hours ago

This website uses cookies.