03-04-2025
East Texas man gets 20 years in prison for selling fentanyl causing fatal overdose
TEXARKANA, Texas (KETK) – An East Texas man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for selling fentanyl pills that led to a fatal overdose.
Henry Wayne Milligan pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl resulting in death. On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Robert Schroeder sentenced him to 240 months, or 20 years, in prison.
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'According to information presented in court, Milligan pleaded guilty to selling the victim what were purported to be prescription pills, after which the victim was found dead in his home of what an autopsy later determined to be a fentanyl overdose,' the U.S. Attorney's Office of the Eastern District of Texas said.
The pills sold by Milligan were tested and were allegedly found to contain fentanyl. Fentanyl, according to the DA's office, is a synthetic opioid used for analgesic or anesthetic purposes. It is 100 times more potent than morphine and 50 times more potent than heroin.
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Following his initial arrest, Milligan provided a voluntary statement in which he reportedly confessed. The case was investigated by the Texarkana, Texas, Police Department and the Texas Department of Public Safety Criminal Investigation Division.
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