Morristown Woman Sentenced To 20 Years In The Deaths Of Multiple Fentanyl Overdose Victims

GREENEVILLE, Tenn. - On May 13, 2026, Ashlyn Jade Henry, 25 of Morristown, Tennessee was sentenced to 20 years by the Honorable Clifton L. Corker, United States District Court, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville. Following her imprisonment, Henry will be on supervised release for five years.

As part of the plea agreement filed with the court, Henry agreed to plead guilty to an indictment charging her with one count of conspiracy to distribute a quantity of fentanyl and cocaine in violation of 21 U.S.C. 841(a)(1) and (b)(1)(C).

According to filed court documents, in January 2024, Henry purchased a quantity of cocaine base from her supplier in the Knoxville area for the purpose of reselling it to people in Morristown, Tennessee. This cocaine base was laced with fentanyl. Over the course of several days Henry then sold the laced drugs to numerous victims. At least three victims were found deceased in their homes after using the drugs. Two additional victims overdosed and survived after being resuscitated. Both surviving victims identified Henry as the person that sold them the fentanyl laced cocaine base.

U.S. Attorney Francis M. Hamilton III of the Eastern District of Tennessee made the announcement.

Law enforcement agencies participating in the joint investigation which led to the indictment and subsequent conviction of Henry included the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, the Morristown Police Department, and the Hamblen County Sherriff's Office.

Meghan L. Gomez, Assistant United States Attorney represented the United States.

On December 15, 2025, the President issued an Executive OrderLinks to other government and non-government sites will typically appear with the "external link" icon to indicate that you are leaving the Department of Justice website when you click the link. designating fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction.

This case is part of Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative that marshals the full resources of the Department of Justice to repel the invasion of illegal immigration, achieve the total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), and protect our communities from the perpetrators of violent crime.

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