MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A Minneapolis man suspected of providing the fentanyl that killed an Edina man is charged with murder.
Anthony West is jailed in Hennepin County on $500,000 bail. The 43-year-old West is charged with third-degree murder in the Feb. 25 death of a 27-year-old man who was not identified in a criminal complaint.
The Star Tribune (https://strib.mn/2tNR6sV ) reports prosecutors around the state have been increasingly seeking murder charges against dealers who sell illicit drugs that result in a fatal overdose.
West has a lengthy criminal record, including sexual assault, theft and obscenity involving a minor. West’s public defender did not immediately return a call for comment.
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Information from: Star Tribune, https://www.startribune.com
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