FLORIDA — An alleged fentanyl dealer in Florida has been charged with manslaughter in connection with a woman’s death, Attorney General Ashley Moody has announced.
Ms Moody said her Office of Statewide Prosecution (OSP) is charging Sean Lamont Bray, of West Palm Beach, with one count of manslaughter, three counts of sale of fentanyl, and three counts of sale of cocaine—all second-degree felonies. He is also charged with two counts of unlawful use of a two-way communication device, a third-degree felony
According to the investigation, Mr Bray knowingly sold fentanyl and cocaine to a female for more than six months. Bray knew the woman was an addict and sold her lethal amounts of fentanyl that caused her overdose death, said Moody.
“This drug dealer knowingly sold lethal amounts of fentanyl to a woman, that ultimately resulted in her death. Every drug trafficker should know, in Florida, if you traffic fentanyl and kill someone, you will be held accountable,” said Ms Moody.
According to the Martin County Sheriff’s Office, Bray admitted to detectives that his primary source of income was selling crack cocaine and fentanyl. He reportedly said he was making approximately $500 a day selling illicit drugs.
Mr Bray is also said to have admitted to knowing the woman used fentanyl regularly. Further evidence gathered during the investigation reportedly revealed that the woman traveled from her home in Palm City to Bray’s residence in West Palm Beach, where Bray is alleged to have sold her cocaine and fentanyl the day of the overdose.
An examination of Mr Bray’s phone post-arrest allegedly confirmed contact with the woman and numerous drug sales.
Martin County Sheriff William Snyder said the fentanyl crisis continues to plague Martin County, and his agency’s efforts to stop it are ongoing.
“This latest arrest is proof that we will not rest until every last bit of this deadly drug and those who push it are off our streets,” said Mr Snyder.
“Illicit fentanyl is killing more than 70,000 Americans every year, and we have warned time and time again that just one pill can kill. So please, if you are struggling with addiction, I urge you to get help.”
The Martin County Sheriff’s Office investigated the case, and the Attorney General’s OSP will prosecute it.
