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Trenton Drug Dealer Gets 12 Years State Prison For Selling Fatal Dose Of Fentanyl: Prosecutor Trenton Drug Dealer Gets 12 Years State Prison For Selling Fatal Dose Of Fentanyl: Prosecutor
Trenton Drug Dealer Gets 12 Years State Prison For Selling Fatal Dose Of Fentanyl: Prosecutor A drug dealer from Trenton has been sentenced to 12 years in New Jersey state prison for causing the death of a South Jersey man who fatally overdosed on fentanyl. Marvin Montoya, 35, must serve 85 percent of the sentence before becoming eligible for parole, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina. Montoya pleaded guilty in January to strict liability for drug-induced death, Coffina said. “Fentanyl continues to take a horrendous toll on the residents of Burlington County,” Coffina said.  An investigation began after the victim, 23-year-old Michael Williams, was discov…

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Trenton Drug Dealer Admits Selling Fatal Dose Of Fentanyl, Faces 12 Years Prison: Prosecutor Trenton Drug Dealer Admits Selling Fatal Dose Of Fentanyl, Faces 12 Years Prison: Prosecutor
Trenton Drug Dealer Admits Selling Fatal Dose Of Fentanyl, Faces 12 Years Prison: Prosecutor A 35-year-old man from Trenton has admitted to selling a lethal dose of fentanyl to a customer from Burlington County, authorities said. Marvin Montoya pleaded guilty to first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death in exchange for a 12-year New Jersey state prison sentence, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina.  Montoya is due to be sentenced on March 11. An investigation began after 23-year-old Michael Williams was found dead by a relative in their Browns Mills home on Aug. 11, 2020, after he failed to get up for work, Coffina said. The investigation r…

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Alleged Trenton Drug Dealer Charged in Fentanyl Overdose Death of South Jersey Man: Prosecutor Alleged Trenton Drug Dealer Charged in Fentanyl Overdose Death of South Jersey Man: Prosecutor
Alleged Trenton Drug Dealer Charged in Fentanyl Overdose Death of South Jersey Man: Prosecutor An alleged drug dealer from Trenton has been charged with causing the death of a Burlington County man who fatally overdosed on fentanyl, authorities said. Robert Rentas, 35, of the 100 block of Calhoun Street in Trenton, was charged with first-degree strict liability for drug-induced death and distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Eastampton Township Police Chief Joseph Iacovitti. A detention hearing was scheduled for Friday in Superior Court.  An investigation began on Nov. 12, 2020, after Em…

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