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Man Charged With Manslaughter After Selling Overdose Victim Cocaine With Fentanyl, Police Say
A man has been charged with manslaughter for allegedly selling cocaine laced with fentanyl to a person who later died from an overdose.
Charlie Castillo, 29, of Bridgeport, turned himself in to Norwalk Police on Monday, Feb. 3 on an active warrant, said Norwalk Police Sgt. Sofia Gulino.
Castillo, whose charges include manslaughter, is being held on a $500,000 bond and is scheduled to appear in court later Monday.
According to Gulino, Norwalk police and paramedics responded to a Norwalk home around 4:30 p.m., on Aug. 31, 2019, for a report of an unconscious person.
When police arrived…
