New Hanover County man sentenced for deadly fentanyl overdose

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) – A man was sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to charges involving the fentanyl death of an 83-year-old woman.

Michael Tyler Britt, 31, pleaded guilty on Dec. 18 to death by distribution.

According to court documents, Ruth Lawson was found unresponsive in her home on Dec. 5, 2024…

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