A Newberry woman was convicted Wednesday of second-degree murder in the sale of fentanyl-laced drugs that resulted in the overdose and death of a Newberry man in March 2023.
Circuit Judge David P. Kreider announced a 15-year prison sentence for Amanda Ruth Copley, 48, of Newberry, who pleaded no contest to second-degree murder of 55-year-old Robert “Shane” Guzman. She also entered a no-contest plea on four drug-related charges, including the sale of drugs within 1,000 feet of Newberry Elementary School.
In the courtroom, Kreider heard from Copley’s mother, 72-year-old Jane Webb, while her father and sister-in-law sat in the audience…