INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — A Kokomo couple has been sentenced to federal prison for their roles in a fentanyl dealing operation that resulted in a women’s death.

On March 7, 2023, police arrested 25-year-old Dashawn Brown after a traffic stop where police found 60 fentanyl pills and two handguns. At the time, Brown had a low level felony conviction for resisting law enforcement and was prohibited from possessing firearms.

While he was incarcerated at Howard County Jail in Kokomo, Brown and 24-year-old Emily Rouse coordinated drug transactions through text messages and recorded phone calls on the jail’s communication system, a release by state police said Monday.