Police: Rochester woman arrested after overdosing at hospital

Lisa Chapman

DOVER - A Rochester woman was arrested on fentanyl possession charges on Wednesday after overdosing at a local hospital where she had been admitted.

Detectives investigating the suspected overdose at Wentworth Douglass Hospital recovered a quantity of what they suspected to be a controlled drug, which testing confirmed was fentanyl.

Lisa Chapman, 38, of 55 Lafayette St., was arrested at the hospital and released on $1,500 personal recognizance bail.

She is charged with possession of a controlled drug, a Class B felony. An arraignment is set for later this month.

Police did not disclose why Chapman had been admitted to the hospital.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the Dover Police Department at 603-742-4646. Those wishing to remain anonymous can provide information to the Dover Crimeline at 603-749-6000. The Dover Crimeline can also be contacted via www.dovernhcrimeline.org.