Harnett County woman charged in 2022 fentanyl overdose death

CAMERON, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Harnett County woman is behind bars after the sheriff's office said she sold fentanyl to another woman who later died.

The case stemmed from a 2022 investigation into the overdose death of 36-year-old Tricia Goodwin, who died on Aug. 22, 2022.
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On Thursday, Harnett County deputies arrested Deborah Elizabeth Underwood, 49 of Cameron. She was charged with death by distribution.

Underwood is being held in the Harnett County Detention Center on a $150,000 secured bond.

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