Alleged drug dealer charged with manslaughter after fatal overdose
An alleged Taunton drug dealer was indicted Thursday in connection with an April drug overdose death in Berkley, the Bristol District Attorney’s office said in a statement.Scott Reynolds, 22, was arrested and indicted on charges of manslaughter, distribution of Fentanyl, conspiracy to violate drug laws, and possession of heroin, according to the DA’s office.On April 5, Marc Esperanca, 25, of Berkley, was found unresponsive by his mother in their home, authorities said. He was taken to Morton Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. The DA’s office said the autopsy revealed he died of a Fentanyl overdose.Esperanca’s phone revealed that he was texting someone about purchasing heroin, authorities said. The dealer allegedly told him where to find the drugs and how to get them from a vehicle, giving him an address in Norton.The DA’s office said the dealer also told Esperanca by text, “on a serious note brother please be careful for real this is the best [s—] I have had yet so don’t do [too] much at once for real man.”The GPS on Esperanca’s phone revealed he went to the Taylor Court area in Norton, where he picked up the drugs, according to authorities.Authorities determined Katelyn Keough, 20, resided at the Norton address Esperanca visited, and that her boyfriend, Scott Reynolds, was staying with her. Reynolds’ phone number matched that of the dealer on Esperanca’s phone, the DA’s office said.The investigation revealed Reynolds was selling heroin out of Keough’s home to multiple individuals in the months before Esperanca’s death, according to the DA’s office.Reynolds is expected to be arraigned in Fall River Superior Court Friday morning.
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