Scottsdale Mother Whose Baby Died Of Fentanyl Overdose Sentenced

A Scottsdale mother whose baby died of a fentanyl overdose in 2022 has been sentenced to over 11 years in prison.

According to the Maricopa County Attorney’s Office, Gabrielle Marshall has been sentenced to eleven and a half years in prison for second degree murder followed by ten years’ probation.

On September 19, 2022, Scottsdale Police officers responded to a 9-1-1 call regarding a 13-month-old child who had ingested fentanyl. Marshall was the only adult in the residence on that day and admitted that her child had gotten into her opiates. Officers found drug paraphernalia in various places throughout Marshall’s home. The child was cold to the touch, had been administered Narcan, and pronounced deceased at the hospital.

In April of this year, Marshall pled guilty to Second Degree Murder, a Class One Dangerous Felony and Child Abuse, a Class Three Felony.

“Losing a child is an immeasurable agony; but knowing that because of your addiction your child is gone is something this mother will have to live with for the rest of her life,” said County Attorney Rachel Mitchell.