{"id":2822,"date":"2026-03-27T21:47:36","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T21:47:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tcysapc.org\/?p=2822"},"modified":"2026-03-27T21:47:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T21:47:36","slug":"austin-man-charged-with-felony-murder-in-connection-with-wilco-fentanyl-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tcysapc.org\/?p=2822","title":{"rendered":"Austin man charged with felony murder in connection with Wilco fentanyl death"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Williamson County Sheriff\u2019s Office has arrested<\/a> a man in connection to the fentanyl death of a mother. Garrett Wise is accused of selling fentanyl to 30-year-old Jensen Anders who later died.\u00a0 \u00a033-year-old Garrett Wise was taken into custody on March 19 for the death of Jensen Anders.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Sheriff Matthew Lindemann spoke on the arrest and provided some information about the investigation and collaborative effort.\u00a0\u00a0“Our detectives spent 12 months on this investigation and it serves as a fine example of how cooperation between law enforcement agencies can result in arrests for these horrible crimes,” Lindemann said.\u00a0 \u00a0Sheriff Lindemann said the case didn\u2019t come together overnight.<\/p>\n

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30-year-old Anders died on March 15, 2025, at a home on County Road 433 near Thrall.\u00a0\u00a0Officials say that based on the 12-month investigation, Wise was allegedly involved in the distribution of fentanyl that resulted in Anders’ death. Wise was taken into custody after a warrant was issued.\u00a0\u00a0Investigators said in March 2025, Wise sold fentanyl to Anders just days before she was found dead. Records said Wise knew Anders through fentanyl use and Anders had recently reached back out to Wise because she knew he could get the drug.\u00a0\u00a0The substance found near Anders tested positive for both cocaine and fentanyl.<\/p>\n

Officials say Wise was found to be in possession of additional alleged fentanyl at the time he was apprehended.\u00a0\u00a0Wise is still in the Williamson County Jail on a $500,000 bond. Records show Wise was previously arrested in Travis County in 2020 for aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury and was on probation.\u00a0\u00a0Wise could see five to 99 years in prison or life as well as a fine up to $10,000 if convicted.<\/p>\n

In 2023, Gov. Greg Abbott signed HB 6<\/a>, which means in Texas, if someone distributes or manufactures fentanyl that results in someone’s death, that person can be prosecuted for murder.\u00a0The Texas Department of State Health Services also maintains a fentanyl dashboard<\/a>, which shows that since the law was signed, Texas has seen a decrease in fentanyl poisoning deaths.<\/p>\n

In 2023, Texas saw 2,307 deaths from fentanyl poisoning, which accounted for 45.3% of all “unintentional” drug poisoning deaths. That number dropped to 1,667 or 37.5% in 2024 and then 919 or 33% in 2025. The information is based on death certificate data with Texas DSHS.\u00a0\u00a0In Williamson County, Sheriff Lindemann says WCSO’s Organized Crime Unit responded to 12 overdose calls with two deaths. So far this year, WCSO has responded to three overdoses, all fatal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Williamson County Sheriff\u2019s Office has arrested a man in connection to the fentanyl death of a mother. Garrett Wise is accused of selling fentanyl to 30-year-old Jensen Anders who later died.\u00a0 \u00a033-year-old Garrett Wise was taken into custody on … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2822","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t