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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) - Two Fresno County men were indicted connected Thursday aft a idiosyncratic died arsenic a effect of the organisation of fentanyl from some of them, the United States Department of Justice said.
The DOJ says a six-count indictment was unsealed Thursday, charging Austin Lloyd Kerns, 53, of Fresno and Lakota Tehya Wakley, 21, of Clovis with conspiring to administer fentanyl. Additionally, Kerns was charged with fentanyl organisation and illegally possessing ammunition.
According to tribunal documents, Kerns conspired with Wakley and others to merchantability fentanyl pills to customers successful Fresno Country from November 2024 until his apprehension successful December 2024. On Nov. 23 and 24, 2024, Kerns repeatedly sold fentanyl to a unfortunate that Wakley referred to Kerns for a fee.
The DOJ says the unfortunate died soon aft from a fentanyl overdose. Upon arresting Kerns astatine his location connected Dec. 9, 20204, instrumentality enforcement seized astir 1,000 fentanyl pills, hundreds of rounds of ammunition and handgun parts.
If convicted, Kerns and Wakley look maximum penalties of 20 years successful situation and a $1 cardinal fine, per the DOJ.
