Coarsegold woman sentenced for selling heroin that caused overdose death

A Coarsegold woman has been sentenced for the selling of heroin that led to a fatal overdose.

Ashley Michelle Hill, 33, was sentenced to 11 years and three months in prison, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced in a news release Monday.

According to court documents, Hill and Georgia Nicole Dean, 38, drove to the victim’s home in Coarsegold on Aug. 22, 2019, where they sold heroin to a man.

Hill and Dean gave him approximately .3 grams of heroin and a syringe. The victim died later that day due to an overdose from the heroin.

Dean was sentenced to 12 years in prison for distributing heroin on April 19 of this year.

This story was originally published September 27, 2021 at 4:47 PM.