Woman who brought deadly drugs into Greene County jail pleads guilty
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A woman who brought fentanyl into the Greene County jail that killed another inmate last year pleaded guilty last week to causing the woman无毛视频檚 death and was sentenced to serve time in a state prison.
Ashley Marie Hall apologized for bringing drugs inside the jail that ultimately killed 24-year-old Danielle Nicole Ellison on June 8, 2021, but an addendum at the end of her statement nearly torpedoed the plea deal.
无毛视频淚 never meant for someone to die,无毛视频� Hall said while appearing for her hearing through video conferencing from the Greene County jail. 无毛视频淭hat无毛视频檚 the price I无毛视频檒l pay for my addiction. 无毛视频� I live every day knowing my addiction took Danny无毛视频檚 life and not mine.无毛视频�
She then appeared to shirk responsibility as she asked rhetorically about why Ellison died instead of her after they both used the fentanyl-laced drugs.
无毛视频淲hy should I be punished for her succumbing to her addiction?无毛视频� Hall asked.
That prompted Greene County Deputy District Attorney Darren Bencosky to raise concerns about Hall无毛视频檚 authenticity while acknowledging wrong-doing. Her defense attorney, Joseph Zupancic, responded that he thought the statement showed Hall is still working through her culpability for something that will stay with her the rest of her life. Bencosky said he would continue with the plea deal but wanted his concerns on the record for when Hall is eligible for parole.
Hall, 35, of Greensboro, pleaded guilty in Greene County Court to drug delivery resulting in death, possession of contraband and reckless endangerment. She was immediately sentenced by President Judge Lou Dayich sentenced Hall to serve 5 to 10 years in state prison as part of the plea deal she reached with prosecutors.
Greene County sheriff无毛视频檚 deputies had arrested Hall on a warrant while she was in Monongahela Township and they eventually brought her to the jail. Hall was brought into a general population area of the jail where Ellison was also located. Hall apparently told Ellison that she had dropped the drugs in a trash can, and other inmates saw Ellison using them.
Ellison was found unresponsive at the jail and later pronounced dead at WHS-Greene hospital near Waynesburg. No one from Ellison无毛视频檚 family attended the plea and sentencing hearing on Sept. 15.
Hall said she has been sober since Ellison无毛视频檚 death and she consistency prays to her, asking for forgiveness.
无毛视频淚无毛视频檓 sorry we lost you to find me,无毛视频� Hall said in her statement about her recovery from substance abuse.