FLORIDA – An Indian River County man has pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl that resulted in the death of the buyer.
On Feb. 20, Keyon Lewis, 27, pleaded guilty in federal court in Fort Pierce to the distribution of fentanyl, the use of which resulted in the death of another person.
As part of the plea documents filed with the court, Mr Lewis admitted that on Nov. 5, 2021, he sold fentanyl to a man in a parking lot in Vero Beach. The next day, the man’s wife found him dead on the kitchen floor of their residence.
After law enforcement officers discovered the victim’s body, they used the victim’s cellphone to order more fentanyl from Lewis. On Nov. 7, 2021, Indian River County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Lewis at the victim’s residence.
Lewis’s sentencing is scheduled for May 21 before U.S. District Judge Aileen M. Cannon in Fort Pierce. Mr Lewis faces a mandatory minimum penalty of 20 years and a maximum penalty of up to life in prison.
U.S. Attorney Markenzy Lapointe for the Southern District of Florida, Special Agent in Charge Deanne L. Reuter of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Miami Field Division, and Sheriff Eric Flowers of the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office (IRCSO) made the announcement.
DEA Miami Field Division and IRCSO investigated the case. Assistant U.S. Attorney Michael D. Porter is prosecuting it.
