Judge: No dismissal of case of Greensburg woman accused of drugging girl

A Greensburg woman accused of giving an 8-year-old girl a dose of fentanyl in October 2022 lost her bid Thursday to have the case dismissed.

Westmoreland County Judge Christopher Feliciani said questions regarding the mental competency of Skye C. Naggy at the time of the incident could be raised during trial. The judge scheduled a hearing to be held in 60 days, which will give Dr. Bruce Wright, a Pittsburgh psychiatrist, the opportunity to evaluate Naggy, 31, while she remains in the Westmoreland County Prison.

Naggy is accused of taking the girl to a wooded area near Loyalhanna Lake on Oct. 25, 2022, the same day she sought fentanyl because, she said, God told her she and the girl would die soon, according to court documents. Naggy was involuntarily committed to a mental health institution that same day but was later released when mental health workers determined the commitment was punitive, according to police.

Through use of cellphone towers, authorities found Naggy’s vehicle at an area by the lake. The child, who had fentanyl and opiates in her system, was taken to a hospital, police said.

Feliciani told Naggy’s attorney, Michael Garofalo, that his motion for dismissing the charges on the grounds of insanity will be considered a notice of his intention to offer that as a defense in Naggy’s case.

Two doctors who evaluated Naggy stated in their reports that she was not sane at the time of the incident so she does not bear criminal responsibility for the crime, Garofalo said. The doctors determined, however, that Naggy was mentally competent to stand trial, Garofalo said.

Assistant District Attorney James Lazar argued that multiple courts previously found that if doctors determined that a defendant is competent, then the court cannot say the defendant is not criminally responsible for their actions. Lazar said prosecutors want their own evaluation of Naggy.

Lazar argued that Naggy’s conduct demonstrates “she knew it was wrong killing her and the girl” and that he has evidence to prove that in a trial. Regardless of whether two doctors found her not criminally responsible for her actions, Lazar said he would want a jury to make their own judgement.

Greensburg police charged Naggy with first-degree attempted homicide, attempted drug delivery resulting in death, attempting to aid suicide, child endangerment, three counts of kidnapping of a minor, and aggravated assault. Naggy also was charged with 10 counts each of producing an obscene performance involving the minor and photographing intimate parts of another person.

At the end of the hearing, Naggy said she wanted to apologize, but Garofolo cut her off from continuing to speak and Feliciani advised her to listen to her attorney.