Two charged after probe of fatal overdose last year

By Outer Banks Voice on November 23, 2021

(Town of Southern Shores)

Christopher Robert Evans and Tahnee Raquel Musick

The Southern Shores Police Department has released this statement on Nov. 23 regarding Death by Distribution charges filed in the wake of a fatal overdose last December.

Here are the details:

On December 2, 2020, Southern Shores Police Officers responded to a residence on Ocean Blvd. (Duck Rd.) for an overdose death of Jessica Leigh Musick.

After an extensive investigation, Death by Distribution and Sell/Deliver Heroin charges have been filed on Christopher Robert Evans, 49, of Elizabeth City. Evans was already in custody on other charges and remains in custody. Additional charges have been filed on Tahnee Raquel Musick, 32, of Elizabeth City, for conspiracy to sell and/or deliver heroin. She is related to the deceased victim.

Warrants have been issued for Tahnee Musick, and she is encouraged to turn herself into law enforcement. We would like to thank the District Attorney’s office and Dare County Sheriff’s Office for their assistance in this case.

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