A Charlotte man is facing death by distribution charges for his alleged role in the narcotics transaction that resulted in another man’s death last year.
Fernandon Alonso Alvarez, 36, of Charlotte, was arrrested on by the Rowan County Sheriff’s Office on May 21 and given a $100,000 bond. He is currently being held in the Rowan County Detention Center.
According to information from the City of Kannapolis, on Oct. 30, 2025, the Kannapolis Police Department responded to a residence on East 23rd Street for a reported overdose. Officers arrived to find Joshua Ryan Dayvault, 36, deceased inside the home from an apparent overdose. Following up on leads, investigators identified Alvarez as an alleged distributor of the substances that caused the fatal overdose…