30-YEAR-OLD CODY MCCANDLESS OF RIDGWAY AND AMANDA EARNEST, 38, OF SWEET VALLEY ARE FACING MULTIPLE CHARGES IN CONNECTION WITH AN OVERDOSE RESULTING IN DEATH INVESTIGATION IN ELK COUNTY. POLICE RESPONDED TO A RESIDENCE AT 3AM ON JANUARY 22ND. WHEN THEY ARRIVED, MCANDLESS AND EARNEST WERE SITTING OUTSIDE THE HOME IN THE 59-YEAR-OLD VICTIM’S CAR. DURING A SEARCH OF THE VEHICLE, OFFICERS FOUND DRUGS AND PARAPHERNALIA. THE VICTIM DIED FROM A FENTANYL OVERDOSE. MESSAGES RECOVERED FROM MCCANDLESS’ PHONE SHOWED HIM COMMUNICATING WITH A DRUG SUPPLIER IN THE PITTSBURGH AREA. MCANDLESS AND EARNEST REMAIN IN THE ELK COUNTY JAIL.
