A WOMAN has been charged in connection to the death of a teen who died of fentanyl poisoning after overdosing during class in December.
The US Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced Wednesday that Alexis Nicole Wilkins, 26, was charged with distributing fentanyl resulting in death.
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Wilkins is accused of distributing pills containing the drug to two teen girls in early December 2021 in the parking lot of Citadel Mall.
The girls took the pills to Mitchell High School the morning after, sharing it with a third girl who had accidentally overdosed and died.
The girl consumed the pill in a bathroom, went to class and began foaming at the mouth and became unresponsive, according to an affidavit.
The girl’s teacher noticed she was in trouble and called 911. The teen was taken to the hospital where she later died.
FBI investigators interviewed the girls who allegedly purchased the pills, where they named the suspect as the seller.
Investigators found the suspect’s Facebook page that had “a voluminous amount of data which included over 80,000 pages of documents,” read the affidavit.”
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A search warrant was executed at Wilkins’ house on Tuesday by FBI agents and Colorado Springs police officers, finding over 100 pills and over $7,000 in cash, according to court documents.
“Some of the pills were recovered from Wilkins’ master bedroom and some were recovered from inside her silver Jeep Grand Cherokee. Investigators believe some of the pills were pre-packaged for distribution,” read the affidavit.
The woman was arrested during the search and has been questioned. She told authorities that she is unemployed and began selling the pills six months ago, according to documents.
“She claimed she was unsure if all her pills contained just fentanyl, a mix of Percocet and fentanyl, or just Percocet.
“She said she had just purchased fentanyl from her supplier on March 14, 2022, for approximately $2,000, and had distributed fentanyl as recent as March 14, 2022” read the affidavit.”
Wilkins appeared in federal court Wednesday, where she was advised of her charges. If convicted, she faces a penalty of no less than 20 years in prison.
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