Case DIH-2428
Hunter McCrae Morgan
Bought what he believed was heroin from an unknown dealer in Columbus County, North Carolina, and injected a man with it at a condominium in Sunset Beach on December 16, 2016; the syringe held acrylfentanyl, which killed the man.
- Court
- State, Brunswick County
- State
- North Carolina
- Year of death
- 2016
- Year sentenced
- 2018
- Drugs
- Acrylfentanyl (bought as heroin)
- Conduct
- Other (see detail)
- Relationship
- Not reported
- Conviction
- Involuntary manslaughter
- Plea or trial
- Not reported in reviewed source
- Sentence
- At least 17 months 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
- wwaytv3.comMan convicted of 2016 overdose death in sunset beach
Sources checked 8 October 2026. If something here is wrong or out of date, please tell us.