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MEDIA COURTHOUSE – A Glenolden woman was sentenced to two to four years in a state prison Tuesday after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter for the fatal fentanyl overdose of a 30-year-old man last year.

Mackenzie Sarah Allen, 26, of the 300 block of Stratford Road, also pleaded guilty to possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute under a negotiated plea worked out by Assistant District Attorney Geoffrey Paine and defense counsel Mary Beth Welch.

Darby Township police were called to a residence on the 200 block of Spruce Street about 7:17 a.m. May 22, 2021, for a report of a cardiac arrest and possible dead-on-arrival from a drug overdose, according to an affidavit of probable cause written by Darby Township Police Investigator Sean Gallagher.

Officers found an unresponsive man in an upstairs bedroom identified as Anthony Teti Jr. A woman was also on scene who had tried to administer CPR before police and emergency medical personnel arrived, the affidavit says.

Officers and EMS personnel continued to attempt to revive Teti without success and he was pronounced dead. An autopsy later determined he died of complications from the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl, the affidavit says.

The woman told officers she had last seen Teti about 9 p.m. the night before and that she found him unresponsive and cold to the touch upon waking up in the morning, the affidavit says.

The woman told police that she and Teti had gotten seven Xanax pills from a woman she knows as “Mckenzie” at about 2 p.m. May 21. They drove to “Mckenzie’s” house on Stratford Road and bought the pills for $35, according to the affidavit.

After giving the woman the Xanax, she said “Mckenzie” came around the other side of the car and gave Teti a hug through the window, the affidavit says. Teti and the woman took the pills and neither felt any ill effects, according to the affidavit. The woman told police they remained in the house the rest of the day and did not see anyone else.

While searching Teti’s room, officers found a ripped white wax paper fold on the floor near the victim’s body bearing an imprinted stamp of a Lamborghini logo, according to the affidavit.

The officers also recovered the victim’s cellphone, which revealed that Teti had contacted “Mckenzie” with a text message about 1:42 p.m. May 21 asking, “Is there any way you can spare 2 bags.”

Investigators linked the number for “Mckenzie” to Allen and served a search warrant at her Stratford Road address June 4, 2021, the affidavit says. Allen directed officers to a hidden cache of white paper folds bearing the same Lamborghini logo as that on the folds found in Teti’s room, according to the affidavit.

The paper folds found at Allen’s residence and in Teti’s bedroom both tested positive for the presence of fentanyl, according to the affidavit.

Allen had been charged with numerous other offenses including drug delivery resulting in death, a felony of the first degree, but those were dismissed under the plea. Involuntary manslaughter is a first-degree misdemeanor and possession with intent to deliver is an ungraded felony.

Welch said Tuesday that Allen has voluntarily completed two drug treatment courses during her incarceration at the county jail and opted for a state sentence rather than a shorter offer of county time because it provided her access to a more robust drug treatment program at the state level.

“So she’s accepted responsibility for this and she’s working towards a better life when she gets out,” said Welch.

Paine said Allen is not eligible for early release under the Recidivism Risk Reduction Incentive, but the commonwealth had no objections to her participation in the drug treatment program and Common Pleas Court Judge G. Michael Green indicated his assent as well. Paine also noted that the victim’s family could not be present Tuesday due to health issues, but they had been informed of the disposition.

In addition to prison time, Allen was ordered to serve a concurrent four years of county probation, forfeit any items seized and provide a DNA sample to state police. She was also given credit for time served from Jan. 4, 2022, to Tuesday.

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