LOGAN COUNTY WOMAN SENTENCED IN DRUG DELIVERY RESULTING IN DEATH

LOGAN, W.Va. – Candace Hope Ferrell, 38, of Logan, WV was sentenced today to the maximum 15 years for Drug Delivery Resulting in Death, as well as a sentence of not less than 3 nor more than 15 years for Possession of a Schedule II Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver- Fentanyl. The Court ordered these sentences to be served consecutively.

According to court documents and statements made in court, on Saturday July 24, 2021, Trooper D.T. Bryant of the WVSP responded to an overdose complaint at the Southwestern Regional Jail. After communications with the investigator for the Division of Corrections, Lt. Barry Blair, it was discovered that inmate Amber Nicole White died as a result of an apparent drug overdose. White’s body was sent for an autopsy, and Blair continued his investigation to create the WVDOC jail report. The autopsy report, which confirmed death by overdose, coupled with the jail report led Trooper Bryant and Prosecutor David Wandling to discover that two females, identified as Candace Ferrell and Candis Harmon, were responsible for providing White with the substances that caused her overdose and death.

Following the Indictment, Ms. Ferrell absconded from supervision and was not located until she was charged with felony offenses in Cabell County, WV relating to the death of her infant child. Those matters are still pending in Cabell County.

The Logan County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office commends the investigative work of Trooper Bryant of the WVSP and Lt. Barry Blair with the DOC.

Judge Codispoti handed down the sentence. Prosecuting Attorney David Wandling prosecuted the case.