ALLEGED DRUG DEALER CHARGED WITH MURDER IN OVERDOSE DEATH

Alexis Sather was arrested for murder for her alleged role in the death of 53-year-old Amanda Roberts. MCSO/Contributed

Alexis Joy Sather, 23, of Marathon, was arrested for murder on March 15 for allegedly selling fentanyl that resulted in the overdose of 53-year-old Amanda Roberts of Grassy Key. 

According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, this is the third time in about the last 12 months the Sheriff’s Office has arrested a drug dealer in connection with a death resulting from their sale of narcotics.

Roberts was found dead at her residence on Sept. 2, 2022. Evidence of drug use was found at the scene. The Medical Examiner’s Office determined the cause of death to be a fentanyl and diazepam overdose. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the ensuing investigation showed Sather sold Roberts the fentanyl that led to her death. 

“I hope this message is very clear: Quit selling this poison in our community. It is ruining lives and killing people,” said Sheriff Rick Ramsay. “If you sell these drugs and someone dies, we will pursue murder charges against you.”

The Sheriff’s Office Special Operations and Major Crimes Divisions as well as the State Attorney’s Office and the Drug Enforcement Administration worked together on this case.

Sather was already in jail Wednesday on other drug-related charges when she was charged with Roberts’ death. According to the Sheriff’s Office records, the March 15 arrest is her third since September 2022.

According to MCSO and Monroe County court records, on Sept. 21, Sather was arrested for a conditional release violation as well as possession of 2.9 grams of fentanyl.

On Jan. 12, she was arrested again after deputies found 3.7 grams of heroin, $1,239 in cash, a digital scale, multiple baggies and razor blades and straws containing heroin residue during a traffic stop.

Sather is being held at the Key West jail.