The state's top prosecutor, Attorney General Alan Wilson, announced a guilty plea from 11 suspects in South Carolina's Devil in Disguise investigation.
According to a Monday news release, three of the 11 suspects were linked to overdose related deaths. Those defendants have been identified as Amanda Raye Massengale, Dean Morris Wolvington and David Harrison Thrift.
Prosecutors say Massengale was one of the main distributors of fentanyl in the case. Wilson says she was known for selling the most potent fentanyl, and that she described it as “the stuff that killed Elvis” and “tranquilizer.”
The distribution of the drugs listed in this case happened in 2022, and led to the overdose deaths of Emily Turner, 24, and Nathan Flaugher, 29.
Massengale was sentenced to 22 years in prison. Wolvington and Thrift were sentenced to 17 and 14 years in prison, respectively.
“This case highlights the fact that fentanyl coming across our southern border makes its way to South Carolina and kills people in our state,” Attorney General Wilson said. “My office is going after the drug traffickers spreading this poison and holding them accountable.”
The next court date is scheduled for the week of March 2, 2026, in Greenville County.
