US EditionArkansas Woman Sentenced to 10 Years for Inmate's Death
Chiquita Roberts admitted to delivering fentanyl and cocaine that caused inmate Hurd's fatal overdose and received a 10-year prison sentence and probation, Arkansas State Police said.
- On Wednesday, a judge in Crittenden County sentenced 43-year-old Chiquita Roberts to 10 years in prison for her role in inmate Shalanda Hurd's fatal overdose in November 2023.
- Roberts admitted to first-degree death by delivery after surveillance footage captured her passing prohibited items underneath Hurd's cell door just before Hurd was discovered unresponsive on November 2, 2023.
- Hurd, who had been incarcerated since February 8, 2023, died of acute fentanyl and cocaine toxicity as determined by the Arkansas State Crime Laboratory.
- Roberts was sentenced to 10 years in prison followed by a decade of probation, as detailed in a statement from the Arkansas State Police.
- The sentence reflects legal accountability for drug delivery causing death and highlights ongoing efforts to address contraband-related fatalities in detention facilities.
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Woman sentenced to 10 years over Crittenden County inmate’s fatal overdose
A judge in Crittenden County on Wednesday sentenced a West Memphis woman to 10 years in prison after she admitted to providing drugs to a woman who suffered a fatal overdose in 2023, according to an Arkansas State Police news release.
Woman sentenced to 10 years over Crittenden County inmate’s fatal overdose | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
A judge in Crittenden County on Wednesday sentenced a West Memphis woman to 10 years in prison after she admitted to providing drugs to a woman who suffered a fatal overdose in 2023, according to an Arkansas State Police news release.
West Memphis Woman Sentenced in Inmate’s Fentanyl Death - NEA Report
WEST MEMPHIS, Ark. – On Wednesday, August 20, 2025, Chiquita Roberts, 43, of West Memphis, entered a guilty plea in Crittenden County Circuit Court to the charge of First-Degree Death by Delivery. She was sentenced to 10 years in the Arkansas Department of Corrections, along with an additional 10 years [read more...] The post West Memphis Woman Sentenced in Inmate’s Fentanyl Death appeared first on NEA Report.
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