Ross (L), Hoeft, and Ruae

Three people have been charged with aiding and abetting 3rd-degree murder, accused of providing a 21-year-old woman with the drugs that caused her death.

23-year-old Haley Ross and 21-year-old Connor Hoeft, both of North Mankato, along with 25-year-old Kueth Ruae, of Mankato, were all formally charged in court earlier this week.

According to the criminal complaints, officers with the Mankato Police Department were called on Dec. 1, 2022, just before 12 p.m. to a residence in Blue Earth County. Ross had called 911 and reported that her roommate and her boyfriend, Hoeft, had overdosed and were unresponsive inside.

An officer arrived and Ross directed them to the rear bedroom. The officer found the 21-year-old female victim deceased and Hoeft nearby unresponsive. The officer began to administer Narcan to Hoeft, who eventually woke up and was reportedly disoriented before he was transported to the hospital by paramedics.