Three Indicted in Heroin Overdose Death

Three people have been indicted by a Fulton County grand jury in the death of a woman who overdosed on heroin earlier this year.

Cory Ben-Hanania, Kevin McCaffrey and Sebastian Andrade all face various felony charges in connection to the death of Johns Creek resident Chelsea Benett, 20.

Ben-Hanania has been charged with felony murder, heroin distribution and concealing the death of a person; McCaffrey was also indicted on felony murder charges; and Andrade was indicted for concealing the death of a person.

The Alpharetta Department of Public Safety made the announcement on Thursday, adding it will charge the suspects with the offenses based upon the incident, which occurred in March.

On March 3, Alpharetta police and fire units responded to a medical distress call at a home on Ridge Oak Place. Once they arrived onto the scene, they found Bennett upstairs lying unconscious on the floor. The woman was rushed to the hospital, but later died as a result of a heroin overdose.

Alpharetta police launched an investigation into the death, which revealed Bennett, Ben-Hanania and Andrade all obtained heroin in another city and returned to Ben-Hanania’s parents’ home on Ridge Oak Place during the early morning hours of March 3.

Detectives determined Bennett was administered heroin and “quickly became unconscious,” the agency said.

Both Ben-Hanania and Andrade allegedly called McCaffrey and told him about the incident. For his part, Alpharetta police said McCaffrey allegedly told the duo to take her to the hospital.

“During her state of medical distress, the involved parties attempted to conceal physical evidence and evidence on various electronic devices,” the agency said, adding they also began to discuss various alibis.

It was determined that over 10 hours had passed between the time Bennett overdosed and when Alpharetta 911 was contacted, Alpharetta police said.