Man charged for fatal fentanyl overdose, police say

A Conshohocken man was arrested after police accused him of providing a victim with fentanyl that caused him to die of an overdose.

Rasheed Cotton, 48, has been charged with one count of felony drug delivery resulting in a death, 15 counts of felony intent to manufacture or deliver, and one count of felony criminal use of a communication facility, in addition to multiple counts of misdemeanor intentional possession of a controlled substance by a person not registered, in connection with allegedly contributing to a victim’s drug intoxication and subsequent death. Cotton was arrested on Nov. 3 and was sent to Montgomery County Prison in lieu of $100,000 bail.

On April 21, Whitemarsh Township Police responded to the 4100 block of Christie Circle at around 5:29 p.m. after a man was reported to be unresponsive…

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