By Associated Press - Friday, May 11, 2018

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) - Two sisters accused of supplying fentanyl that led to an overdose death in Grand Forks have reached plea agreements in the case.

Thirty-seven-year-old Holly Soeby and 40-year-old Kelly Jo Nelsrud are charged in federal court with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance resulting in serious bodily injury and death. Court documents show the death occurred on Jan.14.

The charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison and a minimum mandatory sentence of 20 years. Plea hearings have not been set.

Soeby’s husband, Joshua Soeby, is facing a state charge of conspiracy to deliver fentanyl. He is not charged in federal court. His attorney, Theodore Sandberg, did not immediately return an email message seeking comment.

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