Jury Deliberation Underway In Fatal Drug Delivery

Jury deliberation is underway in the trial of Nyieka Speer 29 of Canton Township. She is facing three felony charges, drug delivery resulting in death, possession with intent to deliver and criminal use of a communication device. Speer is accused of selling a fatal dose of heroin laced with fentanyl to Sara Nicole Morrison Jones, 25 of Somerset Township. The bulk of Tuesday’s testimony came from prosecutor’s witnesses came from state police investigators and the husband of Jones. State police testified to two different interviews given to them by Jones’ husband Brenden Jones. The first interview was very light on detail and the second several weeks later was much deeper in detail in how Sara Jones purchased heroin on the day of her death in April of 2019. Data extraction from Jones’ cell phone tracked how the purchase of two bundles of heroin were purchased from Speer and how Speer agreed to give Jones an additional five bags for free for a ride to Jollick Manor so Speer could get the drugs needed for the sale. Brendan Jones’ testimony corroborated all that state police said. The defense attorney brought up past drug use by both trying to make the connection that former suppliers could have been liable for selling the fatal dose. Jones testified that Speer was the only dealer that they purchased from. Testimony was delayed on Wednesday for several reasons, including one juror who reportedly came down with COVID.