Wright, of the 300 block of Prentice Drive, is charged on single counts of:
*Involuntary manslaughter
*Reckless homicide
*Corrupting another with drugs
*Drug trafficking (heroin)
All of the charges are felonies. Wright will be arraigned at a later date, according to the sheriff’s office.
The sheriff’s office immediately launched an investigation to the circumstances surrounding Allen’s death after investigators found drugs and drug paraphernalia in the house on North Scott Street where her body was found.
The post-mortem examination concluded that her death was caused by multiple drug intoxication (heroin, Fentanyl and Clonazepam). According to the sheriff’s office, investigators determined through witnesses that Allen obtained the fatal dose of heroin from Wright, who was in the home when she died.
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