Three women have been charged in connection with the drug overdose death of a Ravenna man at his home in December.
Tonya Marie Sayre, 39, of Streetsboro, is charged in a grand jury indictment with first-degree felony involuntary manslaughter, as well as corrupting another with drugs and aggravated drug trafficking—both second-degree felonies involving meth. The indictment was filed in Portage County Common Pleas Court on March 5.
Sayre also has another pending Portage County case involving meth trafficking allegations filed by Streetsboro police in December.
Meanwhile, arrest warrants have been issued for Erin Shawn Moore, 38, and Jasmina Marie Diehl, 21, both from Mayfield Heights. Moore is accused of involuntary manslaughter, while Diehl is charged with complicity to involuntary manslaughter, both of which are first-degree felonies. Court records show that the accusations were filed in Ravenna’s Portage County Municipal Court on March 3.
Moore’s addresses are listed in both Randolph and Windham townships, according to court documents.
Ravenna officers responded to a complaint of an unresponsive male at a Tappan Court residence at 6:55 a.m. on December 4, according to a police report. Mark Musgrave, 46, was found lying on his back on the kitchen floor, not breathing.
Officers administered Narcan to Musgrave and conducted CPR until paramedics arrived shortly after. EMS attempted resuscitation, but Musgrave died at 7:16 a.m. Moore, according to the report, the person who was living in Musgrave’s home at the time, was also present. She stated that Musgrave had been sleeping upstairs while she had fallen asleep on the couch when she heard him fall down the stairs and saw him crash at the bottom. She claimed he dragged himself into the kitchen before collapsing. She then dialed 911.
Moore also stated that Musgrave was assaulted the day before his release from Lake Erie Correctional Institution in Conneaut on December 1 and had complained of headaches and nausea as a result. According to Moore, Musgrave had not sought medical treatment.
A Portage County Coroner’s Office investigator on the scene, however, said he felt the cause of death was a heroin overdose and found no indicators of trauma that could have played a role.
The coroner’s office later ruled that the cause of death was drug-induced poisoning, namely meth.
During an investigation that involved questioning Moore, Sayre, and Diehl, it was discovered that Moore reportedly conspired with Sayre to furnish the meth for Musgrave’s use and deliver it to his residence the day he was released from jail.
Moore allegedly had Diehl walk outside the property to meet with Sayre and then take the meth upstairs to Musgrave’s bedroom for him to use.
Sayre’s arraignment information on the indicted offense was not immediately available. In the meanwhile, she has been ordered held in Portage County Jail on a $100,000 cash or surety bond set by the municipal court, where an original involuntary manslaughter complaint was filed on March 3.
According to court documents, Sayre’s other current case arises from 175.5 grams of meth, or approximately 6.2 ounces, that Streetsboro police allegedly discovered in her possession during a traffic stop at the intersection of state highways 43 and 14 on December 20.
In an indictment, she is charged with aggravated drug trafficking and aggravated drug possession, both second-degree felonies, as well as first-degree misdemeanor driving under suspension and second-degree misdemeanor possession of drug abuse equipment, including a glass smoking device containing residue.
There is presently no trial set; there is simply a preliminary hearing on April 7. A $75,000 cash or surety bond was issued in that case.
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