MOCO 1st Grade Teacher Arrested In Fentanyl-Related Death: Police

GAITHERSBURG, MD — A Montgomery County teacher was arrested this week in connection with a man's overdose death in Washington, D.C., police said Tuesday.

Sarah K. Magid was arrested Monday after Montgomery County police and agents with the United States Drug Enforcement Administration executed a search and seizure warrant at her Burtonsville home.

Magid is a first-grade teacher at Montgomery County Public Schools, police said. A district spokesperson did not immediately return Patch's request for comment.

According to police, Magid's arrest stems from the March 2024 death of a man whose autopsy later revealed that he died from fentanyl toxicity. Investigators determined the man had been in Montgomery County in the days leading up to his death and had been in contact with a person named "Sarah," police said.

Further investigation identified "Sarah" as Magid, according to police.

Magid was arrested for violating Maryland’s controlled dangerous substance statutes; however, police did not provide details about the allegations against her or say what charges she would face.

Magid was taken to the Montgomery County Central Processing Unit, where she awaits a bond hearing.