Vincent Ryan King A December trial is set for a Superior man accused of providing heroin to a woman who overdosed in front of him and doing nothing when she stopped breathing. Vincent Ryan King, 22, waived a preliminary hearing in Douglas County Circuit Court on Wednesday and court papers detailing the trial date were filed Friday. King faces felony charges of delivery of heroin, possession of heroin and first-degree recklessly endangering safety. He also faces a misdemeanor charge of receiving stolen property, a misdemeanor, and four counts of felony bail jumping. The charges stem from incidents that took place outside the Superior Public Library the evening of July 29. According to the criminal complaint: Superior Police Officer Marc Letendre responded to a report of a female who was not breathing and turning blue on the sidewalk on the west side of the library. Letendre performed a sternal rub and began rescue breathing, noting that the woman had a strong pulse but was not breathing on her own. The officer continued rescue breathing until Superior Fire Department first responders took over. Within minutes, she began to breathe on her own and regained consciousness. The woman told officers that King had drawn up a syringe with an unknown quantity of heroin and given it to her in her vehicle, which was parked in the library parking lot. After taking the heroin, she exited the vehicle and collapsed. King was observed at the library during the incident. He was acting nervous and jittery, walking toward the woman, than away numerous times. King was carrying a bag of items with security tags on them, making them appear stolen. The Superior man admitted to Officer Gregory Swanson that he had purchased heroin, “dosed” together with the woman in her vehicle and purchased property he knew to be stolen from another man. During the interview, King told the officer he has witnessed 12 overdoses. The witness who made the 911 call about the incident told officers he observed King concealing something in the bushes on the library property during the resuscitation efforts. Letendre found a baggie containing heroin there and a number of anti-theft tags were found on the ground under the vehicle. Another man was picked up a littles while later in response to a separate 911 call. He appeared to be high on opiates. Heroin was found in the bag he was carrying. When questioned by police the man said he injected heroin with King and the woman in the vehicle at the library, then got out and left the area. He told police that King was the one who supplied the heroin and later thanked Letendre for picking him up and bringing him to St. Mary’s Hospital. The man was transported to the intensive care unit in Duluth for observation due to his condition. He told Letendre that he feared he would have injected more of the heroin in his possession at the time and thought that it might have killed him. Online court records indicate no charges have been filed against the man who was hospitalized or the woman who overdosed. King is facing separate drug-related charges in Douglas County Circuit Court, including delivery of heroin, theft, possession of narcotic drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia, stemming from four previous incidents. He is free on a $2,000 cash bond. As a condition of his bond, he is not to use or possess any controlled substances or paraphernalia. A pretrial conference is set for Nov. 14 with a trial scheduled Dec. 16.
Vincent Ryan KingA December trial is set for a Superior man accused of providing heroin to a woman who overdosed in front of him and doing nothing when she stopped breathing.Vincent Ryan King, 22, waived a preliminary hearing in Douglas County Circuit Court on Wednesday and court papers detailing the trial date were filed Friday.King faces felony charges of delivery of heroin, possession of heroin and first-degree recklessly endangering safety. He also faces a misdemeanor charge of receiving stolen property, a misdemeanor, and four counts of felony bail jumping.The charges stem from incidents that took place outside the Superior Public Library the evening of July 29.According to the criminal complaint:Superior Police Officer Marc Letendre responded to a report of a female who was not breathing and turning blue on the sidewalk on the west side of the library. Letendre performed a sternal rub and began rescue breathing, noting that the woman had a strong pulse but was not breathing on her own. The officer continued rescue breathing until Superior Fire Department first responders took over.Within minutes, she began to breathe on her own and regained consciousness.The woman told officers that King had drawn up a syringe with an unknown quantity of heroin and given it to her in her vehicle, which was parked in the library parking lot. After taking the heroin, she exited the vehicle and collapsed.King was observed at the library during the incident. He was acting nervous and jittery, walking toward the woman, than away numerous times. King was carrying a bag of items with security tags on them, making them appear stolen.The Superior man admitted to Officer Gregory Swanson that he had purchased heroin, “dosed” together with the woman in her vehicle and purchased property he knew to be stolen from another man. During the interview, King told the officer he has witnessed 12 overdoses.The witness who made the 911 call about the incident told officers he observed King concealing something in the bushes on the library property during the resuscitation efforts. Letendre found a baggie containing heroin there and a number of anti-theft tags were found on the ground under the vehicle.Another man was picked up a littles while later in response to a separate 911 call. He appeared to be high on opiates. Heroin was found in the bag he was carrying. When questioned by police the man said he injected heroin with King and the woman in the vehicle at the library, then got out and left the area. He told police that King was the one who supplied the heroin and later thanked Letendre for picking him up and bringing him to St. Mary’s Hospital. The man was transported to the intensive care unit in Duluth for observation due to his condition. He told Letendre that he feared he would have injected more of the heroin in his possession at the time and thought that it might have killed him.Online court records indicate no charges have been filed against the man who was hospitalized or the woman who overdosed.King is facing separate drug-related charges in Douglas County Circuit Court, including delivery of heroin, theft, possession of narcotic drugs and possession of drug paraphernalia, stemming from four previous incidents.He is free on a $2,000 cash bond. As a condition of his bond, he is not to use or possess any controlled substances or paraphernalia. A pretrial conference is set for Nov. 14 with a trial scheduled Dec. 16.
