Judge sentences Crisci to 2 to 5 years in state prison
The Aliquippa woman cleared of drug delivery resulting in death charges earlier this year will serve 2 to 5 years in state prison for related drug convictions.
Jurors in January said Melinda Crisci, 31, should not be held criminally liable for the death of 54-year-old Stephen Naim, of New Brighton, after the man overdosed on a mixture of heroin and fentanyl in 2019. Naim was the brother of former Aliquippa Police Officer Jimmy Naim – shot and killed on the job two decades ago.
Prosecutors failed to convince the jury that Crisci sold Naim the lethal mixture; she was instead convicted of criminal use of a communication facility and possession with intent to deliver for drugs she procured with Naim days prior to his death.
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Jury: Woman ‘not guilty’ of selling drugs that killed man
An Aliquippa woman faced several charges, including drug delivery resulting in death, after police accused her of selling the heroin and fentanyl that killed a man.
BEAVER Melinda Crisci will not be held legally liable for the overdose death of Stephen Naim following a Thursday jury acquittal.
The 31-year-old Aliquippa woman faced several charges, including felony drug delivery resulting in death, after police accused her of selling Naim a lethal mixture of heroin and fentanyl.
At the end of an emotional three-day trial, jurors found Crisci not guilty of drug delivery resulting in death, and cleared her of one count each of possession with intent to deliver and criminal use of a communication facility.
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Drug delivery death trial begins in Beaver County
An Aliquippa woman is charged following the fatal overdose of Stephen Naim – the brother of former Aliquippa Police Officer Jimmy Naim, who was killed on the job two decades ago.
BEAVER A woman charged with supplying the drugs that killed a New Brighton man goes to trial this week.
Melinda Crisci, 31, of Aliquippa, is charged in the death of 54-year-old Stephen Naim, who overdosed on a mixture of heroin and fentanyl on Christmas Eve 2019. Naim was the brother of former Aliquippa Police Officer Jimmy Naim – shot and killed on the job two decades ago.