Tony Davis, Fentanyl Overdose Death, California 2021

San Diego Man Pleads Guilty in Fentanyl Overdose Death

In a shocking turn of events, Tony Davis, a 65-year-old San Diego man, pleaded guilty in federal court to supplying fentanyl that led to the fatal overdose of Jacqueline Galvan, a 41-year-old San Diego woman.

According to his plea agreement, Davis agreed to sell more than 100 grams of what he knew to be heroin in the fall of 2018, and that on October 24, 2018 he distributed heroin and fentanyl to another street-level drug dealer who in turn distributed the drugs that caused Galvan’s death.

Davis further acknowledged selling more than 100 grams of heroin to the drug dealer who was, in turn, distributing those drugs to others.

Davis pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Linda Lopez to Distribution of Heroin and Fentanyl and Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin and is scheduled to be sentenced on August 6, 2021 by U.S. District Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo.

The case was led by the DEA Narcotic Task Force Team 10, a specialty unit that investigates overdose deaths in San Diego. Team 10 responds to the discovery of overdose victims and aggressively pursues criminal cases, up the distribution chain, against the dealers and their sources of supply.

The United States Attorney’s Office is working closely with the San Diego County District Attorney’s Office, the National City Police Department, the Drug Enforcement Administration and other federal, state and local law enforcement partners to investigate and prosecute cases targeting those who supply drugs in fatal overdose cases.

Acting U.S. Attorney Randy Grossman praised prosecutors Stephen H. Wong and Mikaela L. Weber as well as DEA Team 10 investigators for their hard work on the case.

For those who suffer from addiction, please know there is help. Call the Crisis line at 888-724-7240; it’s always open.

Mandatory Facts:

1. Defendant: Tony Davis, Age: 65

2. Criminal Charges: Distribution of Heroin and Fentanyl – Title 21, U.S.C., Section 841(a)(1), Conspiracy to Distribute Heroin – Title 21, U.S.C., Section 841(a)(1) & 846

3. City and State: San Diego, California

4. Date: October 24, 2018 (crime date), August 6, 2021 (sentencing date)

5. Sentence: Mandatory minimum five years in prison; maximum 40 years in prison

6. Dollar Amounts: None

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdca/pr/san-diego-man-pleads-guilty-fentanyl-overdose-death