Appearing U.S. Lawyer Michelle M. Baeppler introduced {that a} federal jury convicted Devonte L. Fellows, 26, of Cleveland, Ohio, on Friday, March 25, 2022, of distributing fentanyl that led to the dying of a person. The jury returned the decision after a four-day trial earlier than Choose Donald C. Nugent in Cleveland.
In accordance with courtroom paperwork and proof introduced at trial, detectives with the Cuyahoga Falls Police Division started an investigation into the April 26, 2019, overdose dying of a person discovered unresponsive. Throughout the investigation, legislation enforcement officers recovered a substance containing fentanyl from the deceased’s residence. The Summit County Medical Examiner’s Workplace carried out a full post-mortem and decided that the reason for dying was acute fentanyl toxicity.
Court docket information state that investigators later decided that Defendant Devonte L. Fellows distributed a fentanyl combination to the sufferer, who ingested it, overdosed and died. Throughout an interview with investigators, Fellows admitted to promoting medication, together with fentanyl, to the deceased.
Fellows is scheduled to be sentenced on June 30, 2022. He faces a most doable sentence of life in jail.
This investigation was performed by the Cuyahoga Falls Police Division and the FBI. This case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Peter E. Daly and Christopher J. Joyce.
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