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Baton Rouge woman accused of murder after Ascension woman dies of fentanyl overdose

3 hours 39 minutes 16 seconds ago Friday, May 23 2025 May 23, 2025 May 23, 2025 4:25 PM May 23, 2025 in News
Source: WBRZ

PRAIRIEVILLE - Deputies arrested a woman on murder charges after she allegedly sold fentanyl to a woman who overdosed, the Ascension Parish Sheriff's Office said Friday.

Mackenzie Corkern, 28, supplied drugs to a woman who overdosed on fentanyl and died at her Prairieville residence in January, deputies said. On Wednesday, deputies arrested Corkern in Baton Rouge.

Corkern was booked for second-degree murder.

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