Kingwood man charged with murder after alleged fentanyl sale turns deadly
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A 25-year-old man has been arrested and charged with murder after deputies say he sold fentanyl that led to another man’s death in Kingwood.
Deputies with Harris County Precinct 4 executed a warrant in the Kingwood area for Brandon Wayne Seamans.
According to investigators, Seamans was connected to a fatal overdose and was later identified as the individual who sold the deadly dose of fentanyl.
Following his arrest, Seamans was taken to the Montgomery County Jail.
In Texas, a person can be charged with murder if they provide or sell drugs that directly lead to another person’s death . Under state law, prosecutors may pursue murder charges in overdose cases when there’s evidence the suspect knowingly distributed a lethal substance like fentanyl.
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