Dealer Guilty In Falls Woman's Deadly Drug OD

FALLS TOWNSHIP, PA — A New Jersey man was found guilty Thursday of supplying a deadly cocktail of cocaine, heroin and fentanyl to a Falls Township woman who later overdosed on the drugs.

Terrence L. Ridley, 25, of Trenton, was convicted after a bench trail on charges of drug delivery resulting in death, drug delivery, involuntary manslaughter and other charges. His sentencing has been deferred to a later date.

In March 2018, Amanda Risko, of Falls, died from an overdose. Detectives investigating the woman's death identified Ridley as the supplier of the fentanyl and crack cocaine that Risko and a friend bought from another man.

Two others — Risko's friend, Ronald Filderman, 57, and Michael Santangelo, 28 — also were charged as a result of the investigation. Their cases remain open.

According to prosecutors, Risko gave $60 to Filderman on March 21, 2018, to buy a heroin/fentanyl mix and crack for them to use. They then arranged for Santangelo to travel to Trenton, buy the drugs, which were stamped "Rolex," from Ridley, and bring them back to Falls.

Risko died from an overdose of the fentanyl the following day and police discovered her body on March 23. Several days later, Ridley sold several bags of fentanyl, also stamped "Rolex," to a police informant.

Senior Judge Clyde W. Waite, after ordering Ridleys sentencing to be deferred, increased his bail to 10% of $250,000. Ridley was taken to the Bucks County Correctional Facility.

The case was investigated by Falls Township Police and the Bucks County Drug Strike Force.