PORTLAND, Maine — Two people in Maine accused of supplying fentanyl and needles to a man who overdosed and died are both scheduled to plead guilty to drug charges.
The Journal Tribune reports 39-year-old Earl Cormier, of Biddeford, was to plead guilty Thursday in U.S. District Court in Portland to a charge of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl. Thirty-seven-year-old Suzanne Cormier, of Sanford, is scheduled to plead guilty to the same charge on Jan. 9. Under the plea agreement, more serious charges will be dismissed.
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Prosecutors say the Cormiers met the victim at a Biddeford Walmart with fentanyl Suzanne Cormier had obtained from a supplier. Authorities say the victim paid the Cormiers and took the drugs. Prosecutors say the victim was discovered unconscious and later died.
Both defendants face up to 20 years in prison.