Man charged with manslaughter after fentanyl overdose in Penrose

A 26-year-old has been arrested after allegedly providing fentanyl to a man in Penrose, inadvertently causing his death.

Angel Delcid, of Alexandria, has been charged with involuntary manslaughter through the distribution of fentanyl — one of the first instances of the charge being levied in Arlington after Virginia’s criminal code was updated last year.

On Feb. 26, officers responded to a residence in the 2500 block of Arlington Blvd after a man, later identified as 25-year-old Amir Muaket, was found unresponsive inside…

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