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Man charged with homicide after alleged drug delivery

LYCOMING COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) — A man has been charged with homicide after police say he delivered drugs resulting in death.

The Lycoming County District Attorney says Keith Reitz is being charged for the overdose death of 46-year-old, Nicole Bassett.

Investigators say in October 2024, Reitz supplied Bassett with crack cocaine he bought in Wilkes-Barre.

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Police say the two smoked it together, then Reitz left and Bassett was later found by her roommate unresponsive and later pronounced dead.

An autopsy determined the death to be caused by mixed drug toxicity.