Overdose Death Arrest Mirrors Exeter Cases

A Portsmouth woman could face a length prison sentence after police said she sold heroin to a 22-year-old who later died of an overdose.

Jennifer Landry, 41, of 309 Oriental Gardens in Portsmouth, is being held on $50,000 bail following the death of Svetlana Filippenko. Police have said Landry could face life in prison.

Landry's situation is similar to a 2011 case involving the death of an Exeter woman. In that case, Epping resident Lorant Diosi was sentenced to eight to 20 years in prison for providing narcotics to 26-year-old Danielle Rock, of Exeter. Rock died of an overdose.

Landry's case also mirrors a 2008 case involving Eric Mansfield, formerly of 4 Allard St. in Exeter. Mansfield was sentenced to five to 15 years in prison for providing narcotics to 21-year-old Sarah Sawicki, of Durham. Sawicki died of an overdose. 

Dioisi and Mansfield were charged with dispensing a controlled drug, with a death resulting. Landry has been charged similarly.

Landry allegedly sold $45 worth of heroin to Filippenko. According to court documents, Filippenko struggled with heroin addiction for some time and was taking prescription medication to try and get over her addiction.

Police said Landry later told them that she did indeed sell heroin to Filippenko.

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