REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - A San Mateo County jail inmate could face a murder charge after allegedly providing drugs to another inmate who later died, authorities said.

Death at Maple Street Correctional Center

What we know:

Sheriff’s investigators have referred the case to the San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office for a possible murder charge against 34-year-old Ashley Gromnicki in connection with the Sept. 29 death of 31-year-old Markeisha Monique Renee Blount.

Blount was found unresponsive in her housing unit at the Maple Street Correctional Center around 6 a.m., according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office. Jail staff and paramedics administered medical aid, including anti-overdose medication, but Blount was pronounced dead a short time later.

Fentanyl suspected

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