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6 Poisoned By Fentanyl, 3 Die: Dealer In Hudson Valley Gets Prison Time
A drug dealer from Rockland County will spend more than two decades behind bars for distributing fentanyl that led to the deaths of three young people and the poisonings of three others, prosecutors announced.
Justin Turnick, age 26, of Congers, was sentenced to over 21 years in prison after pleading guilty to conspiring to distribute fentanyl, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced on Thursday, Feb. 20.
According to prosecutors, Turnick regularly sold fentanyl in various forms—including pills, pure fentanyl, and fentanyl-laced powder—to membe…
Hudson Valley Dealer Admits Selling Fentanyl, Causing 3 Deaths, 3 Overdoses
A Hudson Valley man has admitted in court that he sold fentanyl that resulted in three deaths and three overdoses, according to Damian Williams, US Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
The incidents occurred in Rockland County between Feb. 2020 and April 2022.
Williams said Justin Turnick, age 25, of Congers, pled guilty to distributing the fentanyl causing the deaths and overdoses on Tuesday, Aug. 6, in US District Court.
“Justin Turnick’s actions didn’t just facilitate addiction—they fueled a crisis that claimed lives and inflicted unimaginable suffering," Willaims said.
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