(KRON) — A Bay Area man responsible for selling a counterfeit OxyContin pill laced with fentanyl, which killed a 17-year-old in October of 2022, was sentenced to 21 years in state prison on Sept. 16.
The convicted drug dealer, 29-year-old Malcolm Shephard of Pittsburg, pled guilty to charges of involuntary manslaughter and selling a controlled substance to a minor causing great bodily injury or death. The conviction was the first of its kind in Contra Costa County, according to the Pittsburg Police Department.
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“During the investigation, detectives recovered over 2,000 fentanyl pills, cocaine, a firearm, and additional evidence of drug sales,” Pittsburg PD said. “This case was presented to the Contra Costa County District Attorney, and for the first time in county history, a fentanyl dealer was indicted for criminal homicide.”
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Shephard is currently being held at the Contra Costa County Jail in Martinez…