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Sunday, June 11, 2017

Maryland heroin dealer charged with involuntary manslaughter

Chris Jones has been searching for a way to express her grief after losing her son Brandon to a drug overdose.

"The worst of my life, words can’t describe what it’s been like," she said.

It's been seven months, but she has found a new friend in Sheriff Gary Hofmann.

"Anytime we have someone in the county that has an overdose, we’re looking at who supplied them with that narcotic and if we can determine who supplied that narcotic I’ve made a promise that we are going to come after that person and charge them with the actually crime," Hofmann said.

And he has come through on that promise... twice.

For the second time in a few months someone has been charged with involuntary manslaughter in the death of an overdose. Police say Nathan Johnson sold Brandon Roe the heroin that killed Roe.

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19 comments:

Anonymous said...

GARBAGE!! nobody made the moron load a syringe full of poison and shoot it I to his body

Anonymous said...

GOOD but if you play you will Pay.

Anonymous said...

As he should.

Anonymous said...

This won't hold up in court.
The boy did it to himself.

Anonymous said...

Anonymous Anonymous said...
GARBAGE!! nobody made the moron load a syringe full of poison and shoot it I to his body

June 7, 2017 at 7:04 PM

I think you are missing the point....junkie

Anonymous said...

Wrong, there are those that have bought it, shot up with a friend or family member and is now locked up for involuntary manslaughter. That's right they now have a DOC number.

Anonymous said...

7:04 exactly! Also, most low level dealers are addicts. Time to stop the major push coming over the border.

Anonymous said...

Buyer beware.

Anonymous said...

Refreshing to see the good sheriff on the job. Even if comments say he can't do it, turn him loose on them. That's why the judges sit in the high seat. Yea or nah, at least try to curb illegal acts. Glad we have "The Donald" to back them up.

Brian Dayton said...

It should be second degree murder. You knowingly sell an illegal drug that has the likelihood to cause injury or death.

Anonymous said...

Selling the drug is a felony. Deaths resulting from felonies are murder after the fact.

Anonymous said...

Sheriff Hofmann is MY NEW SUPERHERO!!!

Anonymous said...

When did drug abusers become the victim?

Shadow said...

In Thailand they hang drug dealers and as a result they have much less dealers.

Anonymous said...

Get the Dr.'s and Pharma companies too..

Anonymous said...

As a recovering heroin addict, I call BS. Addicts are gonna do what they have to do. Why don't we just lock up all the bartenders too...

Anonymous said...

Brian Dayton you sir are a POS

Anonymous said...

But in Worcester County if you kill somebody while driving a vehicle you get a slap on the wrist

Anonymous said...

Dope fiends die everyday a child that dies from and overdose usually comes from a home were they could do whatever they wanted whenever they wanted then the parents want to be parents after the fact