What began as a trip to Miami for the Ultra Music Festival ended in tragedy for a 24-year-old visitor, and now four people are facing charges in her drug-overdose death. The victim, identified in court records as Jenniha T. Le, collapsed at Bayfront Park during the event and later died at a hospital, officials said. Prosecutors say messages, photos and details in a warrant connect a pressed pill allegedly sold near the festival to the fatal reaction that followed.
Charges and defendants
Miami-Dade State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle announced the arrests at a news conference. According to NBC6 South Florida, 27-year-old Charlene Forti is charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder and unlawful use of a two-way communications device. Carmen Lo faces a charge of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, while 25-year-old Hannah Le-Nguyen and 26-year-old An Tan Ly are charged with possession of a controlled substance. Prosecutors say the case grew out of electronic messages and delivery information laid out in an arrest warrant.
How prosecutors say it unfolded
Investigators say Le and her partner had traveled from Georgia and were at Bayfront Park on March 30, 2025, when Le-Nguyen called Miami Fire Rescue after Le drifted in and out of consciousness. She was taken to Jackson Memorial Hospital and died the morning of March 31, according to the warrant. Prosecutors say messages recovered from phones indicate Forti sold the pressed pill involved, and that Ly and Lo helped coordinate its delivery.
“If you choose to sell or deliver drugs you are responsible for those consequences and if someone dies because of the drugs you provide, you will be held accountable,” Rundle said at the news conference, per NBC6 South Florida.
Victim and aftermath
Le, 24, was identified in arrest documents and in her obituary as a visitor from the Atlanta area who died on March 31, 2025. Her obituary, posted by Wages & Sons Funeral Home, lists services in Georgia and remembers her as a young professional with family in the region. Prosecutors announced the charges this week after investigators presented the evidence that led to the arrest warrants.
Festival context and public warning
With Ultra set to return later this month, festival organizers publish a health-and-safety page that highlights on-site medical tents and other resources for attendees. The event’s safety guidance urges festivalgoers to seek immediate medical attention if they or friends show signs of overdose or a severe reaction, and it outlines the medical services available on the grounds.
Prosecutors used the announcement to renew a zero-tolerance message about drugs at major events and to warn festival attendees to seek help at the first sign of trouble. The festival’s own health-and-safety page details where and how those services can be accessed during the event.
Legal implications
Forti’s murder charge comes under Florida law that allows distribution of certain controlled substances that result in a death to serve as the basis for a murder charge; see Florida Statutes §782.04, which governs murder. The defendants are presumed innocent, and the case will continue through the Miami-Dade court system as investigators gather additional evidence.
