Man Charged in Connection with Overdose Death

A 22-year-old Upper Southampton man, charged with felony drug delivery resulting in death, criminal trespassing and several related charges, is set to have his preliminary hearing at Richboro District Court Thursday afternoon.

Luke Edward Bonhage was charged in connection with the death of a 19-year-old female who was found unresponsive on the couch in his parents home on Dennis Road in early December of 2011, according to court records and a report from PhillyBurbs.com.

Text messages show Bonhage and the 19-year-old victim jumped a fence on December 4 at a Southampton auto body shop and retrieved prescription drugs from his car. The vehicle was impounded after he was arrested for DUI earlier in the day, the website and a court docket show.

After a night of smoking pot and snorting crushed prescription pills, Bonhage let the victim sleep on a couch after she had an adverse reaction to the substances. The next morning she was found dead and authorities were called, the affidavit of probable cause obtained by the news organization stated.

After an autopsy, the county coroner ruled the woman’s death was caused by a drug overdose.

Bonhage is out of prison on $20,000 unsecured bail.

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