A 34-year-old Alexandria woman is facing murder charges in alleged connection with the death of a Minnesota Correctional Facility of Faribault inmate.

Jason Roger Nyberg, 36, was found unresponsive in his prison cell at the Faribault prison on Sept. 5.

According to the Hennepin County Medical Examiner's office, which conducted the autopsy, the cause of death was methamphetamine toxicity.

Melissa Rae Guillette, 34, of Alexandria faces charges of third-degree murder, delivering a controlled substance and bring/send/introduce contraband into a state prison. If convicted, Guillette faces up to 35 years in prison or a $40,000 fine.

The criminal complaint in Rice County District Court state that on Sept. 4 a phone call was recorded at the prison between Nyberg and Guillette and they discussed concealing an "item" for her to bring him at the prison.

The following day, the complaint states, the MCF-Faribault logs indicate the visit began at 10:43AM and ended just after noon. Nyberg was found dead in his cell at 3:15PM.

Authorities executed a search warrant on the home of Guillette's residence and interviewed her. According to the complaint, she admitted to delivering the contraband to Nyberg. He had requested she bring in 2 grams of methamphetamine and later asked she bring in 4 grams.

After receiving the instructions, she ground the meth into a fine powder and placed it into two small gelatin capusules. She told authorities she placed 1.4 grams of meth in one capsule and 1.1 grams in the other.

The complaint alleges Guillette told authorities she placed the pills in her back pocket before entering the prison and gave them to Nyberg during their visit. She also said he placed them in his mouth before they concluded their visit. He told her he was going to spit them out after the strip search.

Nyberg was in the prison for a drug conviction in Morrison County and entered the Faribault facility last September. His release date was scheduled for Feb. 19, 2020.

 

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