Tag: Fentanyl overdose

Mingo Health Department warns of fentanyl overdose threat

BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — The Mingo County Health Department issued a warning Tuesday, May 7 about several overdoses relating to the drug fentanyl. The warning, which appeared on social media, stated the Mingo County Health Department had received 13 overdose reports within the previous 48 hours, “indicating potentially contaminated substances being…
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May 10, 2024
Delbarton man arrested in infant’s fentanyl overdose death

BY KYLE LOVERN MOUNTAIN CITIZEN DELBARTON, W.Va. — A Mingo County man was arrested after an autopsy confirmed his 1-year-old infant died of fentanyl overdose. Kevin E. Urban, 24, of Delbarton, was arrested Oct. 31 by Sgt. Norman Mines of the Mingo County Sheriff’s Department on a charge of child neglect resulting in death. Mingo County…
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November 5, 2023
Pike County man convicted in fentanyl overdose death at jail

PIKEVILLE — Following a three-day trial in Pike County, a federal jury convicted a man Friday of smuggling fentanyl into the Pike County Detention Center and causing the death of another individual in the facility. The jury deliberated about three hours before announcing the verdict finding Justin Bryant, 38, of Shelbiana, guilty of distributing fentanyl…
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October 11, 2022