Accused Dealer Charged With Assault After Norwalk Overdose

NORWALK, Conn. -- A Waterbury man who was charged last month with selling Fentanyl-laced crack is now facing assault charges in connection with one of seven heroin overdoses that occurred in a single day in Norwalk in July, police said.

Derrick Wiggins
Photo Credit: *Norwalk Police Department*

Casey Donahue

08/12/2017 3:35 a.m.

Derrick Wiggins, 43, had been arrested on Monday, July 24 in an undercover bust where police said he had crack cocaine laced with Fentanyl, a powerful opiate. The arrest came after a busy weekend where a total of seven people in Norwalk overdosed on crack laced with an opiate, police said. Two people died as a result of the overdoses.

One of the overdoses took place at the Garden Park Motel on Westport Avenue on July 22, where a man was taken to Norwalk Hospital for treatment. Investigators were able to establish Wiggins as a person of interest in this overdose, police said. Based on Detective Dan Serio's investigation, police were able to obtain a warrant for Wiggins, charging him with involvement in the overdose, police said.

Wiggins was arrested while appearing in court on Friday. He was charged with second-degree assault and sale of narcotics. His bond was set at $100,000.

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