A TRENTON DRUG DEALER WILL SPEND THE NEXT TWELVE YEARS IN PRISON FOR THE DEATH OF HIS CUSTOMER
" Marvin Montoya Has Been Sentenced To Prison For Selling Fentanyl Laced Heroin That Caused The Fatal Overdose Of 23-Year-Old Pemberton Man."
March 18, 2022 6:32 A.M. ET By Art Fletcher Reporting For: Englebrook Independent News,
MOUNT HOLLY, NJ.- On Thursday, March 17, 2022 Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina announced that a Trenton Drug Dealer has been Sentenced to 12 Years in New Jersey State Prison for Causing the Death of a Pemberton Township, New Jersey man who Fatally Overdosed on Fentanyl he sold to him during the summer of 2020.
Marvin Montoya, 35, of Trenton, New Jersey will be required to Serve Eighty Five Percent of the Sentence before becoming Eligible for Parole.
Under a previous agreement with The Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office, Mr. Montoya Pled Guilty in January in Superior Court to First Degree Strict Liability for Drug-Induced Death. The sentence was handed down March 11, 2022 by The Honorable Gerard H. Breland, J.S.C.
“Fentanyl continues to take a horrendous toll on the residents of Burlington County,” Prosecutor Coffina said. “We reaffirm our commitment to fighting the unrelenting epidemic of Substance Use Disorder with every tool in our arsenal, from expanded access to treatment through our Straight ... to Treatment program, to continuing to hold drug dealers accountable by pursuing this first-degree charge in every case where the evidence supports it.”
The investigation began after, 23-year-old Michael Williams, was discovered by a family member in their Browns Mills home the morning of August 11, 2020, after he failed to get up for work. The investigation determined that Mr. Williams had previously traveled to Trenton and purchased the Drugs from Mr. Montoya in the City’s North Ward.
An autopsy performed by Burlington County Medical Examiner Dr. Ian Hood determined that Mr. Williams succumbed to Fentanyl Toxicity.
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