Woman sentenced to death for overdose in Darlington County pleads guilty

DARLINGTON, S.C. (WMBF) – A Pee Dee woman will spend some time in jail after pleading guilty to charges related to an overdose death.

The Darlington County Sheriff’s Office said Crystal Blackburn pleaded guilty Tuesday to involuntary manslaughter for the overdose death.

Blackburn’s The case dates back to his arrest in 2022. Deputies responded to a home on Lamar Highway where a man died of a fentanyl overdose.

Blackburn was charged with the death in August of that year following a months-long investigation.

As a result of the plea agreement, Blackburn was sentenced to five years in prison for possession with intent to distribute heroin/fentanyl and five years in prison for involuntary manslaughter. The sheriff’s office said these sentences will run concurrently.

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