Hatboro Woman to Serve Jail Time for Boyfriend's Overdose Death

A Hatboro woman was sentenced to eight to 23 months in jail on Thursday for giving her boyfriend the heroin that ultimately led to his death.

Carly Paige Stevenson, 28, was told in Montgomery County Court that she must also undergo intensive addict treatment in addition to several years of court supervision.

Stevenson pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of involuntary manslaughter and possession with intent to deliver heroin.

The charges stem from the Sept. 29, 2013 death of 19-year-old Brandon Cron, who authorities said was Stevenson’s boyfriend. Hatboro Police responded to an apartment in the 100 block of North York Road in the early afternoon hours of Sept. 29 for a report of an unresponsive person.

Stevenson made the call, saying her boyfriend was “blue in the lips, cold to touch and not breathing,” according to information released by the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. Police and EMS found Cron dead upon their arrival.

Authorities allege Stevenson supplied the heroin to Cron the day before his death. After Cron died from using the substance, Stevenson “tried to dispose of evidence before the police arrived at the scene,” according to authorities.

Police found syringes and blue wax paper bags stamped with “I’ma Boss” and “Primetime” outside the apartment in a trash can, authorities said.

A forensic pathologist determined Cron died as a result of an adverse reaction to heroin, according to the DA’s office.