Alleged drug dealer arrested for manslaughter after St. George man dies of overdose

BATON ROUGE — An alleged drug dealer was arrested in connection with the death of a St. George man who overdosed on fentanyl and heroin.

An arrest warrant shows that the man was found dead in his living room on Feb. 26. Detectives found a “bag containing a powdery substance near the body,” which investigators later determined to be a mix of fentanyl and heroin.

The East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office said that while searching the man’s phone, detectives found text messages and Venmo transactions with 36-year-old Robert McKay. According to EBRSO, McKay sold the man drugs on Feb. 25 and texted him the next day asking if he had tried them…

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