Authorities charged a Donora man in connection with a fatal overdose after he turned himself in on a probation violation and evidence was found on his cell phone.
Dalton Lawson, 23, is charged with drug delivery resulting in death and related offenses, according to Washington County District Attorney Eugene A. Vittone.
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Lawson surrendered to his probation officer on April 20 for an unspecified violation, according to a criminal complaint. Authorities found text messages that paired with those found on the cell phone of Mark Farrell, 23, who fatally overdosed on fentanyl on April 3 in Speers.
Officers found five stamp bags labeled “Diesel” near his body, and his phone had text conversations from the previous two days concerning the purchase of heroin and/or fentanyl, according to the complaint.
Lawson’s text messages with Farrell mentioned the sale of “Diesel,” and Lawson told police that those bags contained fentanyl, according to the complaint.
Police also have a confidential informant who, along with Farrell, bought drugs in the "Diesel" bags from Lawson, according to the complaint.
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