Martinsville Woman Accused of Selling Heroin That Killed Two People

A Martinsville resident was charged last week in the 2009 drug-induced deaths of two people, one from Bridgewater, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said Monday.

According to officials, Megan Plank, 20, has been charged with two counts of first-degree drug induced death and one count of third-degree distribution of heroin in the November 2009 deaths of Christopher Coppola, 20, of Bridgewater, and Sara Malaker, 18, of Springfield.

Officials said Plank allegedly sold heroin to Coppola and Malaker on Nov. 12, 2009 before the two went to Malaker's home in Springfield.

Coppola and Malaker were found by Malaker's mother the following morning, Union County officials said. The medical examiner said the two died from acute heroin intoxication, Union County Prosecutor Theodore Romankow said.

Bail for Plank has been set at $200,000, and warrants were signed by Judge Robert Mega.

In an obituary on Tributes.com, Coppola is said to have attended Northampton College in Bethlehem, Pa., where he was studying automotive technology, after he graduated from Bridgewater-Raritan High School in 2007.

Anyone with information about this investigation, which remains active, is asked to call Task Force Sgt. Dean Marcantonio at 908-527-4699.