FORT MYERS, Fla. — A Lee County grand jury returned an indictment against a man for the death of a Lee County woman who overdosed on fentanyl.
State Attorney Amira Fox says Joshua Robert Pulley is facing first-degree murder charges for providing her the drugs.
The indictment against Pulley reads in part:
On or about December 29, 2022, in Lee County, Florida, did unlawfully, being then eighteen (18) years of age or older, kill and murder the victim, a human being, by the unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, to wit: Fentanyl or any mixture containing any such substance, as described in Florida Statute 893.03(2)(b)9; and the said controlled substance was the proximate cause of the death of the victim.
On or about December 29, 2022 in Lee County, Florida, did knowingly and unlawfully sell or deliver a controlled substance, to-wit: Fentanyl, contrary to Florida Statute 893.13(1)(a)1;777.011, and against the peace and dignity of the State of Florida.
Investigators say on December 29, 2022, Pulley provided drugs to the victim after meeting her in the parking lot of a restaurant.
They say the victim is seen on surveillance cameras walking towards the defendant’s car, having an exchange, and then leaving.
According to the State Attorney's Office, Pulley was also texting the victim about the meet-up. The victim then returned home and when her roommate got home later that night, they found her unresponsive in her bedroom. First responders could not revive her.
The Medical Examiner determined the victim died from a fentanyl overdose.
Pulley was arrested on Thursday night and is in the Lee County Jail. He made his first court appearance on Friday.
