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Panama City man facing manslaughter charges for involvement in fatal overdose

By Jakson Hurst,

9 days ago

PANAMA CITY, Fla. ( WMBB ) – A Panama City man is facing manslaughter charges for his involvement in the fatal overdose of another man almost two years ago.

According to the Bay County Sheriff’s Office, 28-year-old Jerel Spruill sold what authorities initially believed to be a plastic bag of heroin to the victim on December 12, 2022.

The victim was found dead in his home the next day from an apparent overdose.

Upon further investigation, authorities determined that what they initially believed to be heroin was actually cut with fentanyl.

An autopsy confirmed fentanyl as the primary factor in the victim’s death.

Spruill was arrested Monday and is currently being held in the Bay County Jail on a $250,000 bond.

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Pamela Davis

6d ago

good the dealers need to be punished for selling to people and them buying I have had a niece a cousin a boyfriend and many friends died from heroin overdoses my niece had fentanylin her heroin she was in the hospital with mercers and her boyfriend got her heroin to the hospital she died he's never been arrested

yomomma

8d ago

It’s so easy not to cut your shit

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