4 charged with murder after overdose death in Davie County

DAVIE COUNTY, N.C. (WGHP) — Four people were charged with second-degree murder on Monday after a fentanyl overdose death late last year, according to a Davie County Sheriff’s Office news release.

On Dec. 4, 2023, Davie County deputies were called to a home on Dogwood Lane in Mocksville and told about a medical emergency.

Arriving deputies located Candace Collett deceased in the basement of the home.

Over the course of the past five months, detectives have conducted an investigation into Collett’s death.

The investigation and autopsy indicate that Collett died from a fentanyl overdose and that the drugs were supplied to her by several people.

On April 22, 2024, detectives presented the case to the Grand Jury in Davie County.

The Grand Jury returned indictments on four people for the charge of second-degree murder, death by distribution and conspiracy to sell and deliver fentanyl:

• William Franklin Tatum, 46, of Mocksville, was given a $500,000 secured bond.
• Brent Sanford Jones, 43, of Advance, was given a $200,000 secured bond
• Lanny Rodgers Collett, 43, of Mocksville, was given a $200,000 secured bond
• Jessica Nicole Ferry, 41, of Mocksville, and given a $200,000 secured bond

They were all arrested on Monday, April 29.

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