Norfolk fentanyl dealer sentenced for woman's overdose death
According to court documents, the victim reached out to Jason Warren, aka Cuzzo, on July 14, 2022 to buy drugs.
Warren gave the victim a mixture of heroin, fentanyl and Xylazine.
The following day, Chesapeake Police responded to a report of a suspected drug overdose and found the woman who had met with Warren dead in her hotel room.
Officers recovered narcotics, drug paraphernalia, a cellphone, and personal items belonging to the victim. Among the narcotics and paraphernalia were a plastic bag containing heroin and fentanyl, a bag containing heroin, fentanyl, and Xylazine residue, and a straw with heroin and fentanyl residue.
The Chief Medical Examiner's report states that the woman's cause of death was acute fentanyl and heroin toxicity.
On two occasions, Aug. 2 and Aug. 9, 2022, Warren distributed a mixture of fentanyl, heroin, and Xylazine to a confidential informant in Norfolk.
On Aug. 14, 2022, law enforcement arrested Warren, who was in possession of the same mixture of drugs at the time, according to a release from the U.S. Attorney's Office.
On Aug. 19, 2022, investigators searched Warren's residence and recovered pill bottles with Warren's name on them, multiple bags containing firearms and ammunition, and a bag containing drug paraphernalia.
Warren pleaded guilty on Jan. 10, 2025to distribution of fentanyl resulting in death.
U.S. District Judge Jamar K. Walker handed down a sentencing of 21 years and 10 months in prison for Warren.
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