Prosecutor: NJ man pleads guilty in connection to 2018 overdose death of man given heroin and fentanyl
Brian Whitted, 56, plead guilty in connection to the fatal overdose of a 59-year-old in 2018.
MAYS LANDING, N.J. - A man from Galloway Township has pleaded guilty in connection to the fatal overdose death of a 59-year-old, Acting Atlantic County Prosecutor Cary Shill announced.
According to the prosecutor's office, 56-year-old Brian Whitted pleaded guilty to first-degree Strict Liability for Drug Induced Death, second-degree Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin, with co-defendant Emery Chapman, and second-degree Possession with Intent to Distribute Heroin.
On December 17, 2018, officers from the Galloway Township Police Department found Anthony Tamburelli dead in his home from a drug overdose, according to Shill.
Investigators learned Whitted and Chapman conspired to distribute heroin and they say Whitted and Chapman sold the man a fatal combination of heroin and fentanyl.
Pleading guilty was a part of a plea deal and it calls for Whitted to be sentenced to 10 years in NJ state prison, authorities say.
Whitted will be sentenced on April 28 by Judge Bernard DeLury.
___
MORE LOCAL HEADLINES
- 2 Pennsylvania state troopers, civilian killed in crash on I-95 in Philadelphia
- 15-year-old linked to March shootings in North Philadelphia that injured 3 teens, police say
- Temple's police union says it's facing a staffing shortage that's impacting campus safety
___
DOWNLOAD: FOX 29 NEWS APP | FOX 29 WEATHER AUTHORITY APP
SUBSCRIBE: Good Day Digest Newsletter | FOX 29 Philly on YouTube