Vineland Man Pleads Guilty

VINELAND NEW JERSEY MAN PLEADS GUILTY TO CHARGES IN THE MARCH 2020 FATAL OVERDOSE OF A TEEN

     " Freddie W. Smith Pleads Guilty To Selling Fentanyl To An Eighteen Year Old Who Later Died After Taken The Drug."

November 30, 2022, 5:10 A.M. ET By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

MAYS LANDING, NJ.- On Monday, November 28, 2022, Freddie W. Smith, 44, of Vineland, New Jersey Pled Guilty to One Count of First Degree Strict Liability for Causing a Drug Induced Death. During the hearing on Monday in Atlantic County State Superior Court, Mr. Smith admitted to Selling Fentanyl Laced Drugs that led to the Fatal Overdose of an Eighteen Year Old.

     Under the terms of the plea agreement, Mr. Smith will be sentenced to a Twelve Year New Jersey State Prison Term, with a mandatory Ten Years and Two Months to be served before Parole Eligibility, Smith will also be required to serve Five Years of Parole Supervision upon completion of his custodial term.

     During the evening hours of March 11, 2020, the teen traveled to a nearby WaWa, and met Mr. Smith, who sold the teen the narcotics. Sometime between March 11, and March 12, the teen succumbed to a Fatal Overdose on a couch in his family's home.

     Results from toxicology testing from the boy determined that the teen died from Fentanyl and Cocaine intoxication. A subsequent Search Warrant of Mr. Smith's Home uncovered Drug Paraphernalia Packaging, Fentanyl, and Cocaine, at which time Mr. Smith was taken into Custody and Charged. 

     Mr. Smith is scheduled to be Sentenced in Superior Court on January 9, 2023.

FILED UNDER NOVEMBER 30, 2022: LAW, ATLANTIC: