9/16/14 - The trial of a Detroit man suspected of selling drugs to a Brighton Township woman shortly before she fatally overdosed has been delayed until at least next year. 31-year-old Sofronzo Eric Horne is charged with delivering a controlled substance causing death. The charge was filed in connection with the July 4th, 2013 death of 28-year-old Deidre Alvis in Genoa Township. Horne had been set for trial this month but court records indicate that it has been adjourned until January. A hearing was held in August to update the court on the progress of witnesses. Previous testimony from a friend of Alvisâ indicated that they twice purchased heroin from Horne, using it first in a garage at a home in Detroit and then again in their car as they returned to his home in Livingston County. The friend said Alvis nodded off while they were watching a movie. When he couldnât wake her, he had his parents call 911. She was later pronounced dead at the scene. An autopsy determined Alvis died from multiple drug intoxication including heroin and cocaine. Horne has been in custody since the Michigan State Police Fugitive Apprehension Team arrested him last September at his Detroit residence. (JM)
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