Oct 03, 2024
INDIANAPOLIS -- An accused drug dealer is in jail and charged with dealing resulting in death after a woman was found dead in a ditch on the north side of Indianapolis. Court records show the victim was first reported missing in September 2023. That same day, her body was found dead on this side of Spring Mill Road. The victim was found naked and doused in bleach, following a fatal fentanyl related overdose. "It's just appalling. How could you do that to a human being?" said DEA assistant special agent in charge Mike Gannon. The victim, identified by officials as 30-year-old Candace Solano, left behind two young kids along with other family members who still miss her fun-loving personality.  One of the victim's sisters said she's relieved someone is finally being held accountable for giving her a lethal dose of drugs. "I'm happy they finally caught him. I'm sad it took over a year," said Jessica Solano. According to the affidavit filed in the case, Henry Simmons confessed he gave Candace Solano drugs and panicked after she overdosed. Prosecutors believe Simmons had dealt drugs to Candace Solano in the past, but she had gotten clean and turned her life around. While Candace Solano tried to stay off drugs, Simmons texted her pictures of drugs and offered to get her high. The night she died, Candace Solano reportedly was in a fight with her boyfriend who lived in Franklin.  She initially requested an Uber to go to Franklin to see her boyfriend, but later canceled that ride and instead allegedly went to the Simmons' home. The boyfriend reported Candace Solano missing to Franklin police the next morning. The family always suspected Simmons was responsible for the overdose, but they could only stand by and wait for the investigation to wrap up. "It's been very hard. We figured he was the one that did it, but we're not on the police team.  We can't do anything about it," said Jessica Solano. Court records show police used cell phone records to prove that Candace Solano visited Simmons the night she died. Last week, police raided the suspect's apartment at an complex in Broad Ripple and allegedly recovered a gun and drugs. Candace Solano's death is one of hundreds of fatal fentanyl-related overdoses in Marion County over the last two years. Thousands more have died statewide over the same amount of time. Because just a tiny amount of fentanyl, enough to fit on the tip of a pencil can be deadly, the DEA hopes the story is a warning to drug dealers and drug users alike. "You just never know what you're getting when you're using a drug and we see that too often," said Gannon. For their part, Candace Solano's family praised Franklin police for their tireless work on the case. The suspect is now being held on a $200,000 surety bond. He's due back in court in December.
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