Event Brief
Knoxville mother sentenced after fentanyl overdose
Filed: Jul 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM ET
Summary: Stacy Rena Boles gets 10 years after bringing fentanyl to a hospital, causing overdoses that left her teen disabled.
WHO: Stacy Rena Boles, 47, and her daughter, husband, and herself
WHAT: Sentenced to 10 years in prison for aggravated child abuse and aggravated child neglect tied to a fentanyl overdose at a hospital.
WHEN: Jul 13, 2026 at 4:48 PM ET
WHERE: Knoxville, Tennessee
WHY: She brought fentanyl into the hospital, leading to overdoses of her daughter, husband, and herself.
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