4 Charged In Drug-Related Death Of GA Woman At Festival

Four people were recently arrested after a Georgia woman who ingested a pressed MDMA pill at a Florida music festival died a year ago, authorities said Wednesday.

Two of the four suspects are from metro Atlanta, while the remaining two are from Parkland and Coral Springs, Florida, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

Miami Police began investigating the death of Jenniha Le, 24, of Lawrenceville, on March 31, 2025 after she was pronounced dead at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Florida, authorities said.

Le had been attending the ULTRA Music Festival with boyfriend Hannah Le-Nguyen, 25, of Lawrenceville, when authorities say she ingested a pressed methylenedioxy-methamphetamine pill received through a drug transaction between four other people.

State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle said Le-Nguyen and Le were in town on March 30 for the festival and decided to buy MDMA and Adderall to take during the event, which is held annually at Bayfront Park in downtown Miami.

Le-Nguyen texted friend Carmen Lo, 25, of Atlanta, requesting a "molly plug," Rundle said at a news conference held Wednesday. "Plug" is colloquial for a supplier.

Lo then connected Le-Nguyen with 27-year-old Coral Springs resident Charlene Forti, who sold the MDMA to Le-Nguyen, Rundle said.

Forti was supposed to give the pill to Le-Nguyen at the festival; however, it was ultimately delivered by 26-year-old Parkland resident An Tan Ly, Rundle said. Ly and Le-Nguyen used Instagram to communicate, prosecutors said.

Authorities say Le-Nguyen gave the pill to Le. Shortly after taking the pill, Rundle said Le's bodily movements became uncontrollable, and she became hot.

Le-Nguyen then took her to a medical tent, where fire rescue personnel evaluated Le around 10:30 a.m.

Rundle said Le's heart rate was elevated, and she was "making incomprehensible sounds." Additionally, Le "had a high pain response and could not respond to commands," Rundle said.

Le was taken to Jackson Memorial, where she was admitted into the intensive care unit, Rundle said. She died the next morning, Rundle added.

While en route to the hospital, Rundle said Le-Nguyen texted Forti asking, "Do you know for sure if it is MDMA?"

Forti then responded, "When I tested it, I got MDMA," Rundle said.

The Miami-Dade County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled the cause of death to be acute MDMA toxicity, the FDLE said.

Rundle said Le's death was preventable and the result of a "senseless act."

"This drug overdose is directly related to her death and to those who provided her with these drugs. ... When you come to play, come to play. Don't choose to leave in a pine box. ... If you choose to sell or deliver drugs, you are responsible for those consequences," Rundle said.

"When someone dies because of the drugs you provide, you will be held accountable. Jenni had a bright and promising future ahead of her. She deserved to return home with memories of sunshine and music and laughter, not to have been stolen and not to have her life stolen."

Ly and Le-Nguyen were arrested on March 12 at the FDLE Miami Regional Operations Center and were booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Detention Center in West Miami-Dade, authorities said.

At the time of the incident, authorities said Le-Nguyen was known as Hung Nguyen.

Lo was arrested Tuesday in Atlanta by FDLE task force agents with the help of Sandy Springs Police and was booked into the Fulton County Jail, authorities said. They added Lo will be extradited to Miami-Dade County.

Forti was arrested Tuesday at the FDLE Miami Regional Operations Center with the help of the Broward County (Florida) Sheriff’s Office. She was booked into the TGK Detention Center, authorities said.

Charges were as follows:

• Forti: one count of first-degree murder, one count of conspiracy to commit murder and unlawful use of a communication device
• Lo: one count of conspiracy to commit murder and unlawful use of a communication device
• Le-Nguyen: possession of MDMA
• Ly: possession of MDMA

“Securing a capital murder charge in a drug-related death case is not easy, but the task force agents’ unrelenting investigative capabilities ensured that these four suspects are held accountable for bringing illegal drugs into our communities,” FDLE Special Agent in Charge John Vecchio said in a news release. “These four arrests reflect the hard work and coordination between the FDLE, the State Attorney’s Office and the Miami Police Department.”

With the return of the ULTRA Music Festival 2026 from March 27-29, Miami Police Chief Manuel A. Morales warned against drug trafficking.

"The City of Miami will not tolerate the sale or distribution of illegal narcotics. Anyone engaged in drug trafficking or delivery will be held accountable," Morales said. "If the substances you provide result in serious bodily harm or death, the Miami Police Department will pursue all applicable charges to the fullest extent of the law. Our mission is to protect life and ensure public safety. We will continue taking decisive action to safeguard our residents and visitors and preserve Miami as a place of enjoyment, not tragedy.”