Woman charged with murder in west-central Minn. man's overdose death

WILLMAR, Minn. - A 19-year-old woman is charged with murder and manslaughter in a Willmar man's overdose death last year.

Mercedes Leigh Carpenter, of Maynard, made her first appearance Tuesday in Kandiyohi County District Court on three felony counts: third-degree murder - distribution of a controlled substance, second-degree manslaughter - culpable negligence, and third-degree sale of a narcotic.

She was arrested on a warrant Monday afternoon in Redwood Falls. Carpenter is alleged to have helped the Willmar man contact another male party in order to purchase drugs.

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