MOORESVILLE, N.C. — A 25-year-old Huntersville man was charged with second-degree murder after being accused of giving another 25-year-old man a lethal dose of fentanyl.
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The Mooresville Police Department began an investigation on Sept. 28, 2022, into the overdose death of William Carney.
An Iredell County grand jury returned a true bill of indictment on Jan. 3 on Tristan Randy Charles Strickland. He was indicted on one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to sell a Schedule I controlled substance in addition to the murder charge.
He was arrested on Wednesday and is in the Iredell County Detention Center under a $750,000 secured bond.
The U.S. Marshals assisted with the investigation.