Punta Gorda (November 8, 2024) –
Two women are now in custody after being indicted by the Charlotte County
Grand Jury, for a case involving distributing Methamphetamines causing death.
State Attorney Amira Fox convened the Charlotte County Grand Jury Thursday. Defendants Marie Margaret
Hunter and Mary Katheryn Brown were arrested Thursday evening. The Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office
investigated the case.
Marie Margaret Hunter has been indicted for First Degree Murder-Unlawful Distribution of a Controlled
Substance – Methamphetamines, a Capital Felony, Sale or Delivery of a Controlled Substance, and Possession
with Intent to Sell or Deliver a Controlled Substance.
Mary Katheryn Brown has been indicted for First Degree Murder-Unlawful Distribution of a Controlled Substance
– Methamphetamines, a Capital Felony, Sale or Delivery of a Controlled Substance, Possession with Intent to
Sell or Deliver a Controlled Substance, and Prostitution–Offering to Commit Prostitution, Lewdness, or
Assignation.
The indictments read in part that between July 4, 2023, and July 6, 2023, in Charlotte County, the defendants
did unlawfully, kill the victim, by the unlawful distribution of a controlled substance, to wit, Methamphetamines,
and the said controlled substance, or mixture thereof, caused or was a substantial factor in producing the death
of the victim.
Assistant State Attorneys Scott Patterson and Kristan Burns are prosecuting the case.
“This is the third indictment from the Charlotte County Grand Jury in a day. I want to thank them for their time
and attention to the evidence. The detailed investigation of the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office was integral to
being able to present this case to the Grand Jury. I want to thank Charlotte County Sheriff Bill Prummell and his
staff for their excellent work,” said State Attorney Fox.
“Our thoughts are with the victim’s family. As the State Attorney’s Office has demonstrated many times, those
who choose to profit from the misery of others and sell or distribute drugs, that we can prove caused death, will
be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” said State Attorney Fox.
“My Narcotics Team will aggressively investigate these types of cases and will fully hold those accountable for their actions. If you choose to sell illegal drugs in Charlotte County, we will find you and we will arrest you one way or another. I thank State Attorney Amira Fox and the Grand Jury for their attention to this very serious matter”
–Sheriff Bill Prummell
These indictments come on the heels of two indictments from yesterday, November 7th, 2024. Scott Kyle Wright, dob 10/27/1985 and Robert Anthony Doxen, dob 10/31/2003, both charged with various narcotics related charges and Murder Resulting from the Distribution of a Controlled Substance.
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