Former Watauga Nurse Charged with Death by Distribution, One of Three Tied to November Death

Former Watauga nurse charged with death by distribution, one of three tied to November death

A Boone woman was charged with death by distribution after allegedly delivering fentanyl and cocaine to her son, resulting in his death, according to Boone police and court records. She faces charges under North Carolina’s expanded opioid laws enacted to combat the ongoing opioid crisis.

Boone Woman Charged in Connection With Son's Fatal Overdose

A Boone woman has been charged with death by distribution in connection with the November 2025 overdose death of her son, according to court records and reporting by multiple media outlets. Shari Rogers Treadway, 66, of Boone, a former nurse at Watauga Medical Center, was arrested Wednesday evening, Sept. 16, by the Alexander County Sheriff’s …