Court documents say she died of respiratory depression -- a reduced urge to breathe, brought on in this case by the combined effects of drinking alcohol and taking hydrocodone.
In court Wednesday, Gerkins refused to name the person who gave him the marijuana. Judge Jeffrey Donnell asked the question three times, but Gerkins remained silent.
The affidavit says Xayvong told the deputy she and Grant left Ogden Aug. 5 and drove through the night to Aurora, Colo., where the pair bought marijuana from different dispensaries with the intention of taking it back to Utah.
According to the trooper's affidavit, one of the passengers has an "extensive history" involving narcotics transportation, money laundering and "armed and violent narcotics trafficking."
A previous mental evaluation ordered by Albany County Circuit Court determined Murray is fit to proceed through the court system, but a second exam will be conducted to evaluate Murray’s mental state at the time of the incident.
Court documents say 26-year-old Nuvia Carrillo – the owner of the vehicle who was seated alongside Heater in the passenger seat – did not give the trooper permission to search the vehicle when asked.