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Drug Overdose Leads To Murder Charge

    A Umatilla woman is facing murder charges after an investigation into the death of a Leesburg man.  The Lake County Sheriff's Office on Thursday, July 15, announced charges had been filed against Jalynn Nichole Davis, 35, in the overdose death of a 57-year-old unidentified Leesburg man.
    Reports state the man was found deceased in his home, with witnesses stating the night before he had purchased what he thought was Heroin from Davis.
    “The investigation continued, and the cause of death was ultimately determined by the Medical Examiner’s Office to be a Fentanyl overdose,” said John Herrell, Public Information Officer with the sheriff’s office.
    Davis was jailed on no bond.