The Brief
- Destin Scott, 31, was sentenced to 20 years in prison, marking the first fentanyl-related murder conviction in Dallas County under a 2023 Texas law.
- Investigators used cellphone and social media records to prove Scott sold the lethal mix of ecstasy and fentanyl that caused a woman’s fatal overdose.
- Under the state statute, prosecutors can now charge drug distributors with murder if they knowingly deliver lethal doses of fentanyl resulting in a “poisoning” death.
DALLAS – The first person to be convicted of murder in Dallas County under the state’s new fentanyl law was sentenced to 20 years in prison.
What’s new:
Earlier this week, 31-year-old Destin Scott pleaded guilty to murder and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.…