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HILLSBORO, Ore- On May 1, 2025, a Washington County jury found Megan Elizabeth Meek guilty of assault in the second degree. Deputy District Attorney Matt Wise prosecuted this case before Judge Theodore Sims.
On March 13, 2023, the defendant and her fiancé, Bret Mitchell Hollmann, began their day by smoking fentanyl pills that Mr. Hollman had purchased. Their two-year-old daughter was with them. Later that day, they planned to take the child to a babysitter so they could go shopping. They stopped at an area business along the way. Ms. Meek then went inside to make a purchase. When she returned to the vehicle, she put her bag containing multiple fentanyl pills and other drug paraphernalia in the backseat within reach of the toddler. The child was able to gain access to the pills and swallowed several of them.
When they arrived at their ultimate destination, the defendant and Mr. Hollmann noticed the child was actively overdosing on fentanyl. When officers from the Beaverton Police Department arrived, the child was unconscious, not breathing, and had no detectable pulse. The pair told officers that the child needed to have her stomach pumped because she had swallowed the fentanyl pills.
Officers administered two doses of Narcan to the child and saved her life, but she overdosed again once she reached the hospital due to the sheer amount of fentanyl in her system. Hospital staff had to put the victim on a Narcan drip for a full day to keep her alive.
Mr. Hollmann admitted to officers that he purchased the fentanyl pills. He was caught smoking additional fentanyl at the hospital while his daughter was undergoing treatment and was removed from the facility. He was later sentenced to four years in prison after he pleaded guilty to assault in the third degree and unlawful possession of a schedule II controlled substance – substantial quantities.
The Washington County District Attorney’s Office commends the life-saving efforts of the Beaverton Police Department, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, and hospital staff.
A sentencing hearing is scheduled for August 20, 2025.
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