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Samantha Adams Arrested on Attempted Murder Charge After Online Date Overdosed

Polk County detectives allege she mixed benzodiazepines into the man’s drink, prompting a public appeal for other possible victims to contact investigators.

Overview

  • Adams, 39, was arrested at the Posner Park shopping center in Davenport on Aug. 27 after agreeing to meet the 69-year-old and deputies boxed in her vehicle to take her into custody.
  • Medical staff treated the man for a benzodiazepine overdose after he collapsed and was hospitalized on Aug. 17, and he told detectives he does not use those drugs.
  • An arrest affidavit says Adams used a dating-app alias such as 'Nala,' allegedly slipped benzodiazepine into the man’s drink and later demanded $1,000 to continue sexual contact.
  • Deputies found a prescription bottle not in Adams’s name that contained multiple controlled pills, and she now faces attempted second-degree murder, several drug-possession counts and evidence‑tampering charges.
  • Polk County investigators say the probe reaches multiple counties, they warn there may be additional victims, and they are urging anyone who met Adams online to contact law enforcement.