Overview

• Marion County court documents filed on Sept. 23 charge Roache, 44, with two counts of dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death, each a Level 1 felony.
• An initial hearing is set for Wednesday morning in Marion County, according to the filings.
• IMPD officers found two unresponsive women during an Aug. 11, 2024 welfare check in the 2200 block of Riverside East Drive on the city's near northwest side.
• One woman was pronounced dead at the scene and the other died at a hospital, and detectives reported scene evidence indicating a fatal overdose.
• Investigators identified Roache as the person who supplied the drugs, and IMPD says this is the ninth such arrest since launching the task force in 2024.