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Brian Whitted was convicted for strict liability for a drug-related death in connection with the 2018 fatal overdose of 59-year-old Anthony Tamburelli, according to Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill.
Whitted also pleaded guilty in March to conspiracy to distribute heroin with co-defendant Emery Chapman.
On Dec. 17, 2018, Galloway police found Tamburelli, dead in his residence from a drug overdose. A police investigation revealed that Whitted and Chapman sold Tamburelli the fatal combination of heroin and fentanyl, Shill said.
This is an investigation by the Gangs, Guns and Narcotics Unit of the Atlantic County Prosecutor’s Office with the assistance of the Galloway Township Police Department.
Assistant Prosecutor Allison L. Eiselen represents the state.
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