Atlanta Man Charged in Fentanyl Overdose Deaths
ATLANTA, Georgia – Edward Culton, 25, of Atlanta, Georgia, has been arraigned on federal charges of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, aiding and abetting the distribution of fentanyl, and possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, which resulted in the death of an individual.
Culton was indicted by a federal grand jury on August 22, 2018. He is accused of supplying Hubert Nathans, a drug dealer in the Roswell, Georgia area, with hundreds of fake Roxicodone pills from his Buckhead apartment in Atlanta.
The counterfeit pills were blue in color and imprinted with M30, which resembled legitimate 30mg Roxicodone tablets, but they actually contained fentanyl. In October 2017, Nathans allegedly sold a number of these pills to a man who died from a drug overdose on October 3, 2017.
On January 8, 2018, Nathans also allegedly sold one pill to a woman who overdosed after ingesting part of the pill. In January and February 2018, the Roswell Police Department purchased pills from Nathans on multiple occasions.
On February 15, 2018, DEA agents executed a search warrant at Culton’s apartment and allegedly seized more than 900 of the same blue fentanyl-laced pills.
Edward Culton was arraigned before U.S. Magistrate Judge Janet F. King on federal charges of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, seven counts of aiding and abetting the distribution of fentanyl, and one count of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl.
Hubert Nathans, 29, of Roswell, Georgia pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, the use of which resulted in the death of one individual and serious injury to another, on August 13, 2018.
This case is being investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and Roswell Police Department. Assistant U.S. Attorney Nicholas Hartigan is prosecuting the case.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Atlanta recommends parents and children learn about the dangers of drugs at the following web site: www.justthinktwice.gov.
Key Facts
- State: Georgia
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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