Texas authorities arrested an alleged drug seller, who was later charged with homicide after he “used an unsuspecting Uber supply driver” to ship fentanyl.
Garland resident Kennedy Kirby, 30, was initially charged with the manufacturing and supply of a managed substance, based on the Wylie Police Division. On Thursday, he was formally charged with homicide.
In a Fb publish, authorities defined that the fees stemmed from the dying of Jacob Bowers, who died of an overdose on Jan. 11. Bowers’ toxicology report led authorities to cost Kirby with murder.
“By investigative strategies, detectives have been capable of decide that Kirby used an unsuspecting Uber supply driver to ship a package deal containing fentanyl to Bowers,” Wylie police stated in a press release.
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When authorities arrested Kirby at an residence on Feb. 6, they uncovered hundreds of capsules containing fentanyl.
Police stated they discovered “22.3 grams of ‘uncooked fentanyl’, 1,436 M30 Fentanyl capsules [and] 1,054.50 V/2090 Xanax Fentanyl capsules.”
Throughout the raid, police additionally found “a number of objects of drug paraphernalia in line with packaging and delivering of unlawful narcotics, electronics, handgun, and money,” based on the press launch.
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“Fentanyl is a rising downside in our nation,” police chief Anthony Henderson stated in a press release. “The Wylie Police Division will completely examine all instances of overdose and maintain these individuals answerable for inserting fentanyl in our group.”
Kirby was transported to the Collin County Detention Facility after his arrest, the place he stays.