Brittany Taylor BallA McMinn County woman has been indicted for second-degree murder in the 2015 death of an Englewood, Tenn., woman.
Brittany Taylor Ball also is charged with the sale/delivery of a schedule II controlled substance.
According to a news release from the District Attorney General’s office, “second-degree murder includes the killing of another which results from the unlawful distribution of any schedule I or schedule II drug, when that drug causes the user’s death.
“In 2014, drug overdoses were the leading cause of death among adults in Tennessee, even more than car crashes and shootings,” McMinn County Sheriff Joe Guy said in the release. “Much of this problem is caused by people who either sell, trade or give their pain medication to others.”
Ball was taken into custody Tuesday without incident by McMinn County deputies and she is currently being held under a $250,000 bond.