Fentanyl Overdoses Linked To Bowie Couple: Report

BOWIE, MD — A Bowie couple is linked to two fentanyl overdoses, a Department of Justice report said last Thursday. The DOJ identified the suspects as 32-year-old Andrew Joseph Trimmer, nicknamed D and Smoke, and 28-year-old Alicia Marie Walls, also known as Alicia Porsha and Porsha. The duo could spend decades in prison if convicted, the write-up added.

"Fentanyl is 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine and just 2 milligrams of fentanyl can kill you," Acting U.S. Attorney Jonathan Lenzner said in the report. "Our law enforcement team in Maryland is working together to build cases and prosecute those who peddle this deadly drug."

The report accused Trimmer and Walls of conspiring to distribute fentanyl between 2018 and 2020. The DOJ asserted that Trimmer gave fentanyl to someone on May 28, 2018 and shared it with another person in October 2020. The drug seriously hurt both people, the press release noted.

Officials claimed that Walls posted two YouTube videos, detailing her drug habits. Walls said that she and her "drug-dealer boyfriend" lived in fear, the DOJ continued.

Walls and Trimmer have a child together, the incident report explained. The release mentioned that the family constantly moved around to hide from police and drug customers.

Police found Trimmer outside a Bowie hotel on Sept. 25, 2020, the report clarified. It informed that Trimmer fled when the officers introduced themselves as law enforcement.

A federal officer eventually caught up to the suspect, and the DOJ alleged that Trimmer assaulted the first responder. A second officer tased Trimmer, but he eventually broke free, the write-up narrated. The release indicated that Trimmer ran to a nearby fast-food restaurant where he assaulted a third officer before his arrest.

The release stated that the grand jury, a pretrial hearing group, previously indicted, or charged, Trimmer with:

• Possession with intent to distribute fentanyl
• Assault on a federal officer

The report disclosed that the latest grand jury findings, which were released on Feb. 17, charged both Trimmer and Walls with:

• One count of conspiracy
• Two counts of distribution of fentanyl resulting in serious bodily injury

The write-up revealed that both Trimmer and Walls are eligible for:

• Up to 20 years in prison on the conspiracy charge
• 20 years to life in prison on the first fentanyl distribution charge
• 20 years to life in prison on the second fentanyl distribution charge

The DOJ concluded that Trimmer could go to prison for an additional:

• 20 years on the fentanyl possession charge
• Eight years on the assault charge

Actual sentences tend to be less than the maximums. Trimmer and Walls will only head to prison if they are convicted. Their trial date is not yet known.

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