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CRIMEJun 12 · 19:42 UTCKDFW FOX4 DALLAS[email protected] (Tracy DeLatte)

Dallas fentanyl overdose leads to first murder conviction, 20-year prison sentence

Destin Scott was sentenced to 20 years in prison by a Dallas County judge under a 2023 Texas statute that treats lethal fentanyl distribution as murder. This marks the first murder conviction in Dallas County under this law.

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