Hunterdon County prosecutors charge Paterson woman in July fentanyl death

A Paterson woman has been charged in connection with a fatal fentanyl overdose in Hunterdon County that killed a 21-year-old man in July.

Shaneshea M. Cooper, 28, was arrested Oct. 1 and charged with first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death and third-degree conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, according to the Hunterdon County Prosecutor’s Office.

Police responded to a home in Annandale on July 24, where a 21-year-old man was found unconscious and pronounced dead at the scene. The medical examiner determined he died from acute fentanyl toxicity…

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