SPOKANE, Wash. — One man has been arrested and charged in connection with a 67-year-old man's fentanyl overdose in 2023.
On Thursday, June 27, US Marshals Pacific North West Violent Offenders Task Force arrested 61-year-old Randy S. Brown.
According to officials, Brown allegedly sold the victim counterfeit Fentanyl pills, which led to the victim's death.
Investigators say they were able to identify Brown as a suspect through messages he sent to the victim.
Brown was booked into the Spokane County Jail with a $100,00 bond. He is next due in court on July 9.
In 2023 Spokane Fire Department received up to 1,600 overdose calls, averaging four a day.
In the first 38 days of 2024 alone, SFD responded to 249 overdose calls -- an average of six every day.
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