BERGEN COUNTY MAN CHARGED IN CONNECTION WITH DRUG INDUCED DEATH OF A PEQUANNOCK WOMAN
" David Pezak Has Been Charged With First Degree Strict Liability for Drug-Induced Death In The Fatal Overdose Of A Woman."
Monday, March 27, 2023, 10:00 A.M. ET. By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
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PEQUANNOCK, NJ.- Today, Morris County Prosecutor Robert J. Carroll reported that a former Saddle Brook man has been Arrested and Charged in connection with the November 15, 2021, Fatal Drug Overdose of a Woman in Pequannock, New Jersey.
On Monday, November 15, 2021, Members of The Pequannock Police Department responded to a 911 Emergency Call, for an Unresponsive woman. Upon arrival, Police Officers found the woman, later identified as A.C. deceased from an apparent Drug Overdose, A.C. was subsequently pronounced deceased at the scene.
A subsequent Autopsy and Toxicology Analysis by The Morris County Regional Medical Examiner's Office determined that the Cause of Death was Acute Fentanyl, Amphetamine, Carisoprodol, and Clonazepam Intoxication, and the Manner, a Fatal Overdose.
Based on subsequent investigation, it has been alleged that David Pezak, 34, Conspired with an Unnamed individual to Distribute Narcotics to A.C. on November 15, 2021, in Paterson, New Jersey. It is further alleged that A.C.'s Death was a result of her ingesting the substances she obtained through her conversations with Mr. Pezak.
As a result of the investigation that recently concluded, Mr. Pezak has been Charged with First Degree Strict Liability for Drug-Induced Death; Third Degree Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Dangerous Substance; Third Degree Distribution of a Controlled Dangerous Substance; Third Degree Possession of a Controlled Dangerous Substance; and a Disorderly Person Offense of Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.
Mr. Pezak is currently Detained in The Morris County Correctional Facility in Morristown, New Jersey, and will be Detained pending the resolution of the Charges Filed Against him.
" The Rules Of The Court Require Us To Include A Statement, That States: The Charges Outlined In This Publication Are Merely Accusations And The Defendant And Or Defendants Are Presumed Innocent Unless And Until Proven Beyond Reasonable Doubt."
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