A Macon man has been sentenced to serve 18 years in federal prison for possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute it. Antonio Jenord Whitehead, 37, was sentenced to serve a total of 216 months in prison. He will serve five years of supervised release when he gets out of prison. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News […]
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Man sentenced for distributing fentanyl at NKY jail
A former inmate at the Campbell County Detention Center will spend decades in prison for smuggling fentanyl into the jail, causing the overdoses of two others in custody there. Jonathan Stanley, 40, was sentenced in federal court in Covington on Thursday to 22 years in prison. That sentence, handed down by U.S. District Judge David […]
Two arrested for possession of 7,000 suspected fentanyl pills and 300 grams of cocaine
Jun. 7—ROCHESTER — A pair of Rochester men were arrested Thursday for possession of “significant amounts” of fentanyl and cocaine, according to the Rochester Police Department. According to RPD, shortly after midnight on June 6, 2024, officers conducted a traffic stop on U.S. Highway 52 near 85th Street Northwest and executed warrants on the subjects […]
Infant dies of fentanyl overdose in Houma, mother arrested
Disclaimer: All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty. HOUMA, La. (WGNO) — A Houma woman has been arrested in connection to the overdose death of her 6-week-old child. According to the Terrebonne Parish Sheriff’s Office, 30-year-old Meghan Ashleigh Cortez has been charged with negligent homicide stemming from a February incident. On Feb. 5, deputies […]
25-year-old Green Bay man convicted of child neglect for 2022 fentanyl death of baby
GREEN BAY – A Green Bay man was convicted Monday of neglecting a child in connection to the 2022 fentanyl overdose death of his 17-month-old son. At a hearing Monday, Derrick Young, Jr. pleaded no contest to one count of neglecting a child where the consequence is death. The mother of the child, Tyana Putzlocker, […]
Florida teen accused of babysitting 2 kids with enough fentanyl to kill 126,000 people: ‘Wanna-be gangbanger’
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – A 19-year-old from Melbourne has found himself behind bars after he allegedly had enough fentanyl in his possession to kill over 126,000 people while he was babysitting two children. Riley Thompson was arrested and charged with the following after the incident that unfolded on Palm Bay Road on Tuesday, according to […]
Two Jamestown people arrested after 2-year-old child overdoses on fentanyl, sheriff says
Jun. 5—JAMESTOWN — Two Jamestown people were arrested after their 2-year-old child suffered from a fentanyl overdose, according to Stutsman County Sheiff Chad Kaiser. Christopher William Johnson, 40, is facing formal charges of endangerment of a child or vulnerable adult, a Class B felony, reckless endangerment, prohibited acts, possession of drug paraphernalia, Class C felonies, […]
Police warned Kentucky man to stop selling fentanyl pills. He didn’t, and a teen died.
A Kentucky man who sold counterfeit pills containing fentanyl and caused the death of a teenager has been sentenced to 26 years and eight months in federal prison A police officer had asked Akili O. Simpson to stop dealing pills just two days before he sold the deadly dose to a 17-year-old girl, according to […]
Traffic stop in Northern California uncovers pounds of meth, fentanyl, in spare tire
(FOX40.COM) — Copious amounts of illegal drugs and an alleged narcotics trafficking operation were discovered during a routine traffic stop in Northern California. On May 22, a California Highway Patrol officer and a Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office detective were patrolling the area of Interstate 5 and Twin Cities when they reportedly saw a vehicle traveling […]
Sheriff investigating Brian Nestande’s death as autopsy sheds light on fentanyl overdose
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department has confirmed it is still investigating the death of former Coachella Valley state Assemblyman Brian Nestande, who succumbed to a lethal dose of fentanyl and cocaine. The sheriff’s department declined to disclose what aspects of the death it is investigating, and county prosecutors said no charges have been filed. In […]
Federal judge sentences Henderson, Kentucky man for causing fentanyl deaths
EVANSVILLE — A federal judge sentenced a Henderson, Kentucky, man on Thursday to serve 23 years in prison for selling fentanyl that investigators linked to two deaths. The sentencing comes after Elijah Lovell, 20, pleaded guilty in January to two counts of dealing in fentanyl resulting in death, court records show. A federal grand jury […]
Police arrest Davis man on homicide charge after fentanyl death at Citrus Heights home
Detectives on Wednesday night arrested a Davis resident accused of selling fentanyl, a dangerous synthetic opioid, that led to the February death of a 33-year-old man in Citrus Heights. Collin Reed Holcomb, 34, was arrested on suspicion of homicide in the death of Bradley Mitchell, the Citrus Heights Police Department announced Thursday night in a […]