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Drug Overdose
Police & Fire
Five Hospitalized After Mass Overdose At Virginia House Party: Sheriff
A house party in Stafford County turned into a chaotic mass overdose scene early Sunday morning, after several people collapsed and needed emergency treatment after ingesting suspected controlled substances, authorities said. Deputies and first responders rushed to a home on Edison Lane at 12:16 a.m. on March 9, where they found an unresponsive man, the Stafford County Sheriff’s Office said. As paramedics began treatment, four more partygoers overdosed in front of them, requiring immediate intervention. All five victims were rushed to the hospital and are expected to survive, officia…
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First-Grade Teacher Arrested In Connection To Fentanyl-Related Death Of District Man: Police
A first-grade teacher in Maryland has been arrested in connection to the fentanyl-related death of a District resident earlier this year, police in Montgomery County announced. Sarah Katherine Magid, an educator with the county's public schools, was arrested on Monday following a search and seizure warrant by the DEA and local police at her Burtonsville home following an investigation into a March 2024 overdose. An autopsy later determined that the DC man's cause of death was fentanyl toxicity. According to the Montgomery County Department of Police, following the man's death, it was deter…
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Trafficker Bringing Fentanyl From LAX To DMV In Laundry Products Gets 10+ Years In Prison: Feds
A 23-year-old Maryland man who was one of two dozen charged in connection to a massive cross-country fentanyl smuggling ring will spend more than a decade in prison. Temple Hills resident Andre Edmond - also known as "Draco" - was sentenced to 130 months in prison for his role in the drug ring that shipped hundreds of thousands of fake Oxycodone pills from Southern California to the East Coast. Prosecutors say that the pills were shipped from LAX in California to Dulles International Airport in laundry product bottles. The probe into Edmond and his cohorts was launched in Washington, DC wh…
Police & Fire
One Man's Warrant Saves Buddy's Life In Stafford County
A routine warrant-serve ended in the saving of a life for Stafford County Sheriff's deputies. On Friday, May 3, just before 9:50 a.m., Sergeant K.P. Lytle and Deputy B.W. Gildea responded to Woodstream Boulevard to try to find a wanted suspect. The Prince William County Police Department had a reckless driving warrant for a male suspect believed to be at that particular home, the sheriff's office said in a release. Deputies made contact with the suspect and informed him of his wanted status. He was cooperative and asked to wake up his friend to let him know. The warrant t…
Police & Fire
Toddler Was Overdosing On Fentanyl But VA Parents Said He Was Choking On Hash Brown: Police
Virginia parents are facing charges after their 2-year-old was found with fentanyl in his system, authorities announced. Responding deputies were told that the toddler was choking on a hash brown when they were called to a home on Thomas Jefferson Place just before 1 a.m. on Sunday, Nov. 19, Stafford County Sheriff David Decatur said. But Deputy Waheed identified signs consistent with someone who would be overdosing, and had the toddler taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, Decatur said. Waheed later got a call from Child Protective Services saying hospital staff found the ch…
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Man, Minor Accused Of Distributing Fentanyl That Led To Overdoses At Virginia HS: Police
Two are facing a host of charges in Virginia for their roles in the overdoses of two girls in an Arlington County high school, authorities announced on Tuesday afternoon. Fairfax resident Walter Zeleya Padilla, 19, has been accused of distributing fentanyl to a minor who in turn gave it to other juveniles, at least two of which suffered overdoses late last month, according to police. At around 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 27, officers from the Arlington County Police Department were called to Wakefield High School on South Dinwiddle Street, where there were reports of an overdose. One vi…
Police & Fire
Naked Burglar Dies After Breaking Into Fairfax County Home
A nude man died moments after breaking into a Fairfax County home, police said. The unidentified man was acting erratically after forcing his way into a home on the 5700 block of Ash Drive in Springfield around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 13, county police said. The homeowner said the burglar appeared to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Responding officers found the man inside, lying on the floor, and detained him. No force was used by the officers, who rolled the man onto his side and requested fire and rescue personnel due to his apparent altered state, police said. Offi…
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Two Teens Charged In Fatal Fentanyl Overdose In VA: Police
Two teens are facing charges for their roles in a fatal fentanyl overdose in Virginia, authorities announced on Wednesday afternoon. Arlington resident Shan Mehmood, and Fairfax resident Eliana Ayelen Mendoza, both 19, will face possible prison time following an investigation into an overdose earlier this year. Police say that on Tuesday, March 7, officers and paramedics were called to the 1200 block of North Scott Street in Arlington, where there was a reported medical emergency with an unresponsive man who was found in the stairwell of a building suffering from an overdose. The man - who…
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Siblings Sentenced Together For Selling Fentanyl-Laced Pills To Woman With Previous OD In DC
The family that deals together spends time behind bars together. Larry Jerome Eastman, 23, of Temple Hills, and his sister, DC resident Justice Michelle Eastman, 26, have been sentenced after admitting to selling fake prescription pills that led to the fatal overdose of a 20-year-old woman in 2021 who had a history of drug problems. Larry Eastman was sentenced to 140 months, and his sister was hit with 37 months behind bars. Both were also ordered to serve 36 months of supervised release when they get out of prison. Prosecutors said that the Eastmans were linked to the fat…
Police & Fire
ODing Toddler Revived, Women With Warrants Arrested In Northern Virginia
Two women each wanted on various warrants were arrested after a 2-year-old child in the same house overdosed over the weekend, authorities said. Ashley Polzer, 33, of Prince William County, and Savannah Jones, 26, of Manassas Park, were each inside the Blackhawk Court when Manassas Park police officers and firefighters arrived on reports of an unresponsive child around 8:35 p.m. Friday, April 14, Manassas Park police said. Repsonders began lifesaving measures and administered Narcan, reviving the child. The child was transported to Prince William Hospital and subsequent…
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Former
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A Louisiana doctor who used to practice in DC and Falls Church, Virginia, will spend more than a year in jail for illegally distributing oxycodone and hydrocodone to a Fairfax County man who later died of an overdose. Dr. Robert Cao, 39, was sentenced in US District Court for the District of Columbia to 15 months in prison on five felony counts of unlawful distribution of a controlled substance outside the scope of his professional practice, federal officials announced. According to court documents, Cao, who was licensed to practice medicine in the District of Columbia and Virginia wrote mu…
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Brother-Sister Duo Cop To Selling Fentanyl-Laced Pills To Woman With Previous OD In DC
It was a family affair for a brother-sister duo who admitted to selling fake prescription pills laced with fentanyl that led to the fatal overdose of a 20-year-old woman in 2021 in Washington, DC. Larry Jerome Eastman, 22, of Temple Hills, and his sister, DC resident Justice Michelle Eastman, 26, have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl following the death of a known drug user, federal authorities announced. Prosecutors said that the Eastmans were linked to the fatal overdose when investigators reviewed their victim’s phone following…
Schools
Wakefield HS Locked Down Due To Possible Trespasser: Arlington Police (
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Wakefield High School has been placed into lockdown due to a report of a possible trespasser, according to police. The Arlington County Police Department was called to the school at approximately 1 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 2 to investigate the incident. The school was placed on lockdown and there is expected to be a continued police presence in the area throughout the day as police investigate. Related story - Threatening Message Found Written At Katherine Johnson Middle School, Police Say No injuries were reported as of 1:40 p.m. on Thursday afternoon as the investigation continued. …
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Frequent Flyer Drug Dealer Gets Time For Selling Fentanyl That Killed Family Member's BF In VA
A West Virginia man with a history of re-selling drugs bought in Baltimore into Virginia has been sentenced to more than a decade in prison for giving fentanyl-laced pills to a family member who overdosed, federal officials said. Gregory Allen Sirk, 48, of Martinsburg, West Virginia, has been sentenced in Virginia to 11 years in federal prison after pleading guilty last year to knowingly distributing acetyl fentanyl and fentanyl. US Attorney Christopher Kavanaugh said that Sirk, “a well-known drug dealer,” routinely obtained heroin and pain pills from Baltimore to be resold in parts of Virg…
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Fentanyl Masked As Percocet Led To VA Teen Overdose, Dealer Admits
A Virginia drug dealer who sold the fentanyl that led to the fatal overdose of a teenager in Prince William County is facing decades in prison after copping to the crime, federal authorities announced. Woodbridge resident Latae'veion Woods, 21, pleaded guilty to distributing a Schedule II controlled substance to a person under the age of 21 after selling pills purporting to be Percocet to a 14-year-old who died five days later of a fentanyl overdose. Prosecutors say that following the fatal overdose, officers found a clear plastic baggie containing four blue pills with markings consistent w…
Police & Fire
Trio Believed Dead Of Overdose Outside Maryland Apartment Building: Police
Three men died in what Hyattsville police say was a drug overdose this week. EMS personnel responding to a 911 call placed by residents on the 5700 block of Queens Chapel Road found the men unconscious and not breathing around 11 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, local police said. Medics administered Narcan and performed CPR but were unable to revive the men. There was no visible evidence of trauma to their bodies. Anyone with information is urged to call the City of Hyattsville Police Department at 301-985-5060.
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Lorton Drug Dealer Who Caused Woman's Overdose Sentenced To 22 Years In Prison
A Lorton man was sentenced to 22 years in federal prison for causing a woman to die from a drug overdose, the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia said. Julian Velasquez, 36, distributed counterfeit Xanax containing fentanyl to the woman, labelled as a 29-year-old E.M., who accidentally overdosed in August 2020, the office reports. Velasquez, who gave E.M. the fake pill, did not call for help after finding her unresponsive on August 9, 2020. Instead, he called his friend and drug customer, 27-year-old Enoel Comsti of Vienna, to help …
Sports
Orioles Pitcher Matt Harvey Suspended For Giving Oxy To Tyler Skaggs, Report Says
Baltimore Orioles pitcher Matt Harvey has been suspended for 60 games after admitting he gave oxycodone to Los Angeles Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs, who died of a drug overdose, ESPN says citing the MLB. Harvey confessed during the Tuesday, May 17 federal trial of Eric Kay, who was convicted of providing the fentanyl that led to Skagg's death, the outlet said. The Baltimore pitcher apparently admitted to using cocaine while playing for the New York Mets, as well as exchanging oxycodone with Skaggs. The 33-year-old signed a contract with the Orioles last month that would have…
News
Two Inmates Supposedly Overdosed At DC Jail In Three Days: Report
At least two people are dead and another is hospitalized after alleged opioid fentanyl overdoses at a DC jail, multiple sources report. Ramone O'Neal, 28, and Sean Lee, 37, were said to be in the same cell when they reportedly overdosed at D.C. Jail on Sunday, May 15, according to WTOP and NBC Washington. Lee was pronounced dead while his cellmate had to be revived with NARCAN, the outlets report. He was and was taken to the hospital where he is expected to survive. Investigators are now trying to figure out how the drugs entered the jail and local politicians have called attention to …
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Maryland Mom's Killer Confesses To Selling Her Deadly Heroin/Fentanyl Elixir: Report
A 38-year-old man admitted to selling the mixture of fentanyl and heroin that killed a Maryland mother of three in August 2020, NBC Washington reports. The 34-year-old victim exchanged text messages with Enitan Agbi as she drove to a Gaithersburg motel to buy drugs from him, court documents show. Agbi told her to relax, and she replied, “I can’t," the outlet said. The victim's mom tells NBC Washington that her daughter was sober for a year before Agbi sold her the fatal drugs. Sentencing was scheduled for September. Click here to read the full story from NBC4 Washington.&nb…
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Gang Leader Gets 22 Years Without Parole For Smuggling Heroin, Fentanyl Into NJ Prison
A Hudson County gang leader must spend the next 22 years in a federal penitentiary for trafficking heroin and fentanyl into a New Jersey state prison. Noel "Kuko" Salgado, 41, was serving time when he had associates on the outside sneak the drugs into Bayside State Prison in Leesburg (Cumberland County), federal authorities said. One inmate who used the smuggled drugs suffered an overdose and was revived with Narcan after remaining senseless for nearly 20 minutes before having to be hospitalized, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said. Salgado -- who headed the "Loyal Hoody Gang," a l…
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Fentanyl-Laced 'Perc30' Kills 2 Virginia Teens, Authorities Say
Two Virginia teens died within days of each other after apparently ingesting counterfeit Percocet laced with fentanyl, authorities said. A 15-year-old died in Woodbridge on Sunday, April 24, and on April 26, a 14-year-old in Dale City, PWC police said. Police say the deaths are believed to be connected to the same drug, pending toxicology reports. The bogus prescription pain relievers known as "Perc30" in both recent incidents were tested and confirmed as being laced with fentanyl. "The Police Department recognizes our youth population as most susceptible to peer influence and pressu…
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