Overview
- Detectives presented their case to the Galveston County district attorney, which accepted a murder charge that led to Dishod Rowe’s arrest and a $500,000 bond.
- Deputies found 37-year-old Amanda Tsipai dead in her Bacliff driveway on January 14, with a 10-year-old caring for a 3-month-old inside the home.
- Investigators analyzed Tsipai’s phone data and nearby surveillance to identify Rowe as the person who supplied the drugs.
- The medical examiner reported an exceptionally high fentanyl level in Tsipai’s system, far beyond a lethal dose.
- Sheriff’s officials warned that fentanyl kills and said traffickers in Galveston County will face aggressive investigations.