fentanyl, Tarrant County

Azle teen becomes first person in Tarrant County convicted of murder for dealing fentanyl
A 19-year-old Azle man is now the first person in Tarrant County convicted of murder for dealing fentanyl.                Kaeden Farish will serve prison time for the death of 17-year-old Dustin Anderton in Bedford earlier this year.
Tarrant County prosecutors announce first murder conviction in fentanyl overdose case
A law passed in 2023 allows prosecutors to seek murder charges against someone who gives another person a fatal dose of fentanyl.
Man becomes 1st person convicted of murder in Tarrant County under new fentanyl death law
Prosecutors secured the first conviction in Tarrant County under a new state law allowing defendants to be charged with murder in some fentanyl overdose deaths, the district attorney’s office announced Thursday.
Man who sold deadly fentanyl to 17-year-old is 1st convicted of murder in Tarrant County
A 19-year-old drug dealer is the first defendant in Tarrant County to be sentenced to prison for murder under a new Texas state law.
Docs: Man charged with dealing resulting in death in Hamilton County fentanyl overdose
A man has been arrested and charged for allegedly supplying fentanyl that led to the overdose death of a woman in Hamilton County. According to court documents, 25-year-old Alfreddie Peterson Jr. was arrested and preliminarily charged with dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death,
Sacramento man sentenced to nearly 20 years for fentanyl, meth trafficking
A Sacramento man was sentenced to nearly 20 years in prison for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine, prosecutors said ...
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Man released without bail despite judge setting $100,000 for Sonoma fentanyl bust — enough for 200,000 lethal doses. How did that happen?
A court commissioner released the Oakland resident without bail on the condition he return for his next court appearance.
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District Attorney’s “Fighting Fentanyl” campaign warns residents of deadly risks, hefty sentences
"Fighting Fentanyl," it's the Riverside District Attorney's newest campaign launched to warn residents of the deadly risks of ...
Fentanyl use up almost 300% in Baja California, health secretary says
A lot of people are dying because of fentanyl, especially out on the streets, most times they can’t get to hospitals in time ...
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Duo caught trafficking fentanyl, methamphetamine in Fremont County & Wind River Reservation areas sentenced, DOJ reports
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Wyoming announced today, October 24, that a drug trafficking case involving ...
Jackson man arrested for possession of meth and fentanyl with intent to sell
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The Jackson Police Narcotics Unit arrested a man in possession of meth and fentanyl on Thursday. JPD ...
Fentanyl Deaths Fall 20%, Greg Abbott Thanks Texans for 'Saving Lives'
Governor Abbott attributed this drop to ongoing public awareness campaigns and heightened efforts to combat the fentanyl crisis.
New Castle man sentenced to prison for fentanyl, cocaine trafficking
NEW CASTLE, Pa. — A New Castle man was sentenced to over four years in prison for trafficking fentanyl and cocaine. Dontae ...
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‘Pain into purpose’: Fentanyl awareness rally, memorial kicks off countywide campaign in Napa
The Napa Opioid Safety Coalition has launched a countywide campaign to raise awareness about the dangers of illicit fentanyl ...
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Man faces murder charge in connection with fentanyl poisoning death, Kyle police say
A 20-year-old man was arrested in connection with fatally poisoning a man with fentanyl-laced pills, according to a press ...