Nicholas S. Leroy, age 30, of Freeport, was arrested on Thursday, Dec. 8, following a fatal overdose in Bethpage.
According to Nassau County Police Narcotics/Vice Squad detectives, an investigation into a fatal overdose of an area resident led to the arrest of Leroy who was in possession of controlled substances.
Leroy was charged with two counts of criminal possession of a controlled substance and criminal sale of a controlled substance, police said.
He will be arraigned on Friday, Dec. 9, in Hempstead.
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