Story by Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano
(Beaver Pa.) Melinda R. Crisci, 31 0f Aliquippa is on trial in Beaver County Court in connection with the overdose death of Stephen Naim, 54 of New Brighton on Christmas Eve 2019. According to court records Crisci supplied the deceased with heroin and fentanyl , causing his death.
Witnesses began testifying Tuesday afternoon and the trial is to continue on Wednesday before Common Pleas Court Judge Mitchell Shahen .
Naim’s brother James was an Aliquippa Police officer and was killed 2 decades ago while on patrol in Linmar .