In a precedent-setting case in Williamson County, Texas, Marek Dillard faces hefty prison time for allegedly dealing a deadly dose leading to a fentanyl overdose, based on recent legislation aimed directly at the opioid crisis. If convicted of first-degree murder, Dillard could be sentenced to up to 99 years for his alleged role in the fentanyl-related death of Remington Allison, according to KVUE.
The Williamson County Sheriff’s Office disclosed that on September 21 last year, the grim discovery of Allison's body was made in Leander, coupled with pills laced with fentanyl; Dillard’s arrest came after a detailed investigation into the text exchanges and a transaction believed to be for the purchase of the lethal drugs, and he stands charged with possession of a controlled substance as well. He was apprehended on February 9, according to Sheriff Mike Gleason, who told the KVUE, noting the weightiness of this being the first instance in the county of a murder charge stemming from an overdose death.
