Melody Lynn Taylor

Phone messages showed a 37-year-old man had paid her for opiates before he was found dead in the basement of a Delaware Township, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, home in 2023; he died of fentanyl and xylazine.

Court

State, Mercer County

State

Pennsylvania

Year of death

2023

Year sentenced

2025

Drugs

Fentanyl; xylazine

Conduct

Commercial sale

Relationship

Not reported

Conviction

Drug delivery resulting in death

Plea or trial

Plea

Sentence

15 months to 5 years in prison

Found through

State prosecutor and news search, October 2026

This case was brought under Pennsylvania law. For what that law says, see Pennsylvania in the state law guide.

Sources

1. yahoo.com
2. wfmj.comSharpsville woman to be sentenced today in drugrelated death

Sources checked 8 October 2026. If something here is wrong or out of date, please tell us.

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