Earlier this week, U.S. District Judge Michael Barrett charged 29-year-old opiate dealer and Cincinnati resident Michael Chandler to 16 years and six months in prison after Chandler pleaded guilty to charges of drug distribution.
But Judge Barrett did not stop there; he also ordered Chandler to pay $9,000 in restitution to cover the cost of a teenage customer’s funeral.
The charges allege that Chandler sold a 17-year-old a lethal dose of fentanyl, the Associated Press reports. The body of the deceased, identified as “J.H.” in court documents, was found in his home in Campbell, Kentucky in April 2016. A coroner reported that the cause of death was a fentanyl overdose, according to the International Business Times.
This synthetic opiate is dozens of times more potent than heroin, and fatal overdoses can even occur from simply touching the powder.
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Not taking up for the dealer but how is he supposed to pay while incarcerated
ReplyDeleteGood idea. The debt stands through and beyond incarceration. The court will work out a program to deduct from his prison account. If he doesn't pay it off while in custody, the court will continue to hound him until it's paid off.
ReplyDeleteHang him
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