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Heroin Trafficker Pleads Guilty in Fatal Overdose Case
Rome, GA – Shane Terhune, a 41-year-old Rome man, has pleaded guilty to distributing the heroin that killed a woman in 2018, just hours after selling it to her.
According to Acting U.S. Attorney Kurt R. Erskine, Terhune met the victim, 25-year-old G.L., and her fiancé at a location in Rome, Georgia, on July 6, 2018. Terhune sold them a plastic bag containing heroin in exchange for cash. G.L. subsequently injected the heroin and died that night from a heroin overdose.
“Terhune’s act of trafficking narcotics tragically ended the life of a young woman,” said Acting U.S. Attorney Erskine. “Opioid overdoses will be investigated as a federal priority and those who sell this poison will be held accountable for the death and serious injury that it causes.”
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and its law enforcement partners are committed to bringing to justice defendants like Terhune who pollute our streets with dangerous and deadly substances, said Robert J. Murphy, Special Agent in Charge of the DEA Atlanta Field Division.
Terhune has a history of drug trafficking offenses and admitted to trafficking in heroin and acknowledging that the heroin he sold caused the victim’s death. He is scheduled to be sentenced on October 19, 2021, before U.S. District Court Judge Steve C. Jones.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Atlanta recommends parents and children learn about the dangers of drugs at the website www.justthinktwice.gov.
For further information, please contact the U.S. Attorney’s Public Affairs Office at USAGAN.PressEmails@usdoj.gov or (404) 581-6016. The Internet address for the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia is http://www.justice.gov/usao-ndga.
Key Facts
- State: Georgia
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Fraud & Financial Crimes|Violent Crime
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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