Dallas Detective's Two-Year Pursuit Leads to County's First Fentanyl Murder Conviction

Dallas detective's two-year pursuit leads to county's first fentanyl murder conviction

A drug dealer who sold a fatal dose of MDMA laced with fentanyl to a Dallas woman in December of 2024 has become the first person in Dallas County to be convicted of murder under Texas’s fentanyl statute. The conviction comes after a long investigation by the Dallas Police Department (DPD), an investigation built largely on text messages and forensic toxicology work by a veteran narcotics detective. Destin Scott, 29, pleaded guilty on June 10 an…

Dallas County Secures First Fentanyl Murder Conviction Under New Texas Law

DALLAS, Texas — A Dallas drug dealer has been sentenced to 20 years in prison in what authorities say is the first fentanyl murder conviction

Dallas PD Investigation Leads to First Fentanyl Murder Conviction in Dallas County

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