Basil sentenced for involvement in fentanyl overdose death

BONNERS FERRY — 46-year-old Twyla Dawn Basil has been sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for distribution of fentanyl that resulted in serious bodily injury and death. 

Chief U.S. District Judge David C. Nye also ordered that Basil pay restitution to the family of the victim, said a release from the U.S, Attorney's office. Upon completion of her prison sentence, Basil will also be required to serve an additional three years of supervised release.

 According to court records, on October 28, 2022, an inmate at the Boundary County Jail was found unconscious in her cell. Despite attempts to revive her by medical personnel, the victim ultimately died. A toxicology report and autopsy showed that the victim had a lethal dose of fentanyl in her system at the time of her death. The coroner ultimately determined that she died of a fentanyl overdose.