Charges Filed in Jail Overdose

(St. Louis, MO) Charges are filed against three people in the overdose death of a St. Francois County Jail detainee in 2021. A press release from the United States Attorneys Office in St. Louis shows 34 year old Timothy L. Noll, 36 year old Garry Wil Triplett, and 28 year old Alissa R. Hahn, were indicted August 9 on a charge of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Triplett and Hahn are also facing a charge of distribution of a controlled substance and Noll is facing a charge of distributing a controlled substance resulting in death. The indictment accuses Triplett of providing controlled substances to Hahn July 31, 2021. According to the indictment Hahn and others distributed drugs to Noll the next day and on August 2, 2021, Noll provided drugs to the detainee who died as a result. Triplett made his first appearance in court Wednesday, where he pleaded not guilty to the charges. Hahn pleaded not guilty August 17 and Noll pleaded not guilty the next day. Triplett and Noll waived detention hearings and will be held in jail until trial. The charges against Noll and Triplett carry a potential penalty of a mandatory life sentence in prison. Hahn’s charges are punishable by up to 20 years in prison.