Woman charged with throwing fentanyl at Wake County deputy appears in court

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — A Harnett County woman is facing felony charges after a routine traffic stop turned into a life-threatening encounter.

Prosecutors said 49-year-old Linda Tripp threw fentanyl into a Wake County Sheriff Deputy’s face as a way to destroy evidence on Wednesday.

The deputy pulled Tripp over on Auburn Knightdale Road in Raleigh, after receiving 911 calls from multiple people about a truck swerving in the road. That’s when prosecutors said the situation escalated…

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