HICKORY, N.C. — A Hickory man was indicted by a grand jury for allegedly selling drugs that led to a woman's overdose last fall, prosecutors said.
Kevin Oneal Carroll was indicted for death by distribution in connection with the death of Mariah Brown, who was found dead from a reported fentanyl overdose last September. Carroll, 41, was arrested and charged with felony death by distribution and other drug-related charges.
Carroll remains in jail without bond while waiting for his trial.
"Fentanyl deaths are a nationwide epidemic," Sheriff Don Brown said. "My office, along with our law enforcement partners and our District Attorney’s Office, are working each day to bring criminals who distribute this poison to justice."
No further information was provided by authorities.
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