MERCER, Pa. (WKBN) -- A Sharpsville woman who was charged in a man's 2023 accidental drug overdose death in Mercer County was sentenced Thursday to 15 months to five years in prison.

Melody Taylor received the sentence from Judge Tedd Nesbit in the Mercer County Court of Common Pleas for drug delivery resulting in death, a first-degree felony.

Taylor was also ordered to pay restitution, including $6,500 to the Victims Compensation Program in Harrisburg.

The charges stem from Taylor's August 2023 arrest after Pennsylvania State Police said a 37-year-old man was the victim of an accidental drug overdose in Delaware Township in February of that year.

During the investigation, evidence was found that a controlled substance was given to the victim several hours prior to his death, resulting

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