Case DIH-0483
Karon Elijah Peoples
Admitted that nine people who died of overdoses, and 18 who survived, had called or texted his phones to buy heroin just before they overdosed.
- Court
- Federal, District of Maryland
- State
- Maryland
- Year sentenced
- 2018
- Drugs
- Heroin
- Conduct
- Commercial sale
- Relationship
- Not reported
- Conviction
- Heroin distribution conspiracy
- Plea or trial
- Plea
- Sentence
- 120 months imprisonment
- Found through
- Federal DOJ release search 2010–2026
This was a federal prosecution. For what Maryland’s own law says about deaths caused by supplying drugs, see Maryland in the state law guide.
Sources
- justice.govBaltimore heroin dealer linked 27 overdoses 9 them fatal sentenced 10 years federal
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