Tysheem Dunlap, Drug Distribution Resulting in Death, Pennsylvania 2022

Bloomsburg Man Convicted of Drug Distribution Resulting in Death

WILLIAMSPORT – In a devastating case of fentanyl trafficking, a jury has found 28-year-old Tysheem Dunlap of Williamsport, Pennsylvania guilty of drug distribution resulting in death.

According to Acting United States Attorney John Gurganus, on August 20, 2022, in Bloomsburg, PA, Dunlap delivered a substance to four individuals who were current or recent students at Bloomsburg University and were seeking to use cocaine that night. The substance delivered by Dunlap, however, was fentanyl and not cocaine.

After using it, three of the four individuals overdosed. The fourth individual called 911. Emergency responders were able to revive two of the overdose victims, but the third victim's overdose was fatal.

Laboratory analysis of the substance sold to the victims by Dunlap revealed it contained fentanyl. Autopsy and post-mortem toxicology confirmed the presence of fatal levels of fentanyl in the deceased victim's bloodstream.

During the trial, expert testimony established that but for the toxic level of fentanyl, which is 50-100 times more potent than morphine, the otherwise healthy victim would not have died.

The jury returned a verdict finding Dunlap guilty on one count of drug distribution resulting in death; two counts of drug delivery resulting in serious bodily injury; and two counts of distribution of cocaine.

Source: https://www.justice.gov/usao-mdpa/pr/bloomsburg-man-convicted-drug-distribution-resulting-death