ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — A Schenectady man was indicted on a charge of distributing fentanyl and cocaine that caused an overdose death in Schenectady County. On March 10, Kristoffer Jackson, 39, was ordered to be detained pending trial.
Prosecutors said Jackson sold cocaine laced with fentanyl.
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“Let this indictment send an unmistakable message: if you choose to profit from distributing these deadly substances, my Office will pursue you relentlessly and hold you fully accountable,” First Assistant United States Attorney John A. Sarcone III said in-part in a statement. “We will continue to use every tool available to identify, investigate, and prosecute those responsible for poisoning our communities.”
If convicted, Jackson faces 20 years to life in prison and post-supervised release of three years to life…