Case DIH-1858
Nicholas Ivey
Called a friend to get a Percocet for his 16-year-old girlfriend, who had leg pain on September 26, 2022; the pill contained fentanyl and she died in the middle of the night, in Gaston County, North Carolina. The dealer, Deontae Jaquise Miller, pleaded guilty to death by distribution.
- Court
- State, Gaston County
- State
- North Carolina
- Year of death
- 2022
- Drugs
- Fentanyl (pill sold as Percocet)
- Conduct
- Intermediary
- Relationship
- Partner
- Conviction
- Felony conspiracy; conspiracy to sell and deliver a controlled substance (death resulted)
- Plea or trial
- Plea
- Sentence
- 1.3 to 3.1 years in prison
- Found through
- State prosecutor and news search, October 2026
This case was brought under North Carolina law. For what that law says, see North Carolina in the state law guide.
Sources
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