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Athens County Couple Charged In April Overdose Death

WCBE 90.5FM | By Jim Letizia
Published November 20, 2015 at 6:23 AM EST
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Athens County Sheriff

An Athens County couple has been charged in the opiate-overdose death of a woman. 45-year-old Roger Rutter and his 33-year-old wife Tammy are charged with giving 27-year-old Mackinsey Roberts the drugs that killed her in at the couple's home last April. Both have pleaded not guilty and are being held on bonds of 250 thousand dollars.

WCBE NewsHeroinOpium overdoseDrug Overdose DeathsTammy RutterRoger RutterMackinsey Roberts
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Jim Letizia
Jim has been with WCBE since 1996. Before that he worked as a reporter at another Columbus radio station, and for three newspapers in Southwest Florida.
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