AUSTIN, Minn. – The man accused of providing the drugs in a fatal overdose is pleading not guilty.

Jacob Allen Brandt, 31 of Austin, is charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

The Austin Police Department says officers discovered a dead adult female in a home in the 1300 block of 9 th Avenue NW on October 25, 2024. The officers said there was dried blood coming from the woman’s nose and drug paraphernalia on the bed to the left of her.

Court documents state a toxicology report found the woman’s death was caused by a mixture of fentanyl and other medications. Investigators say Brandt sold the fentanyl to the woman on October 24, 2024.

No trial date for Brandt has been set. He is being held without bail in the Mower County Jail.

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