NEW DETAILS: Fentanyl, heroin charges part of deadly Warren County overdose case

A Warren County man indicted on charges of involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of a woman he allegedly provided drugs last October is also facing charges of trafficking in fentanyl, a drug linked to thousands of fatal drug overdoses in the U.S.

Joseph T. Morrison, 36, of Clearcreek Twp., is also charged with corrupting another with drugs, 10 counts of aggravated trafficking in drugs, as well as tampering with evidence, trafficking in heroin and trafficking and possession of drugs.

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Morrison was allegedly found in possession of drugs, including fentanyl and heroin, and sold drugs on multiple locations and provided the unidentified victim with “drugs which ultimately resulted in her death” on Oct. 23, 2017, or Oct 24, 2017, according to a summary included with a list of indictments released Monday.

Morrison is alleged to have possessed and trafficked in fentanyl, a prescription painkiller mixed with heroin or cocaine, on Jan. 23, 2017, Jan. 25 and Feb. 15, 2018, according to the indictment filed in Warren County Common Pleas Court.

The mixtures were responsible for more than 20,000 overdose deaths in the U.S. in 2016, according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse

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The indictment also alleges Morrison possessed Tramadol and used a 2003 Pontiac Grand Am in the criminal acts.

Morrison was in the Warren County Jail this morning, held without bond, pending his arraignment on Wednesday in Warren County Common Pleas Court, according to jail records.

He was arrested at 10:30 p.m. Monday at his house on Ohio 122, according to jail records.

He had been free on a personal recognizance bond issued by Franklin Municipal Court on Feb. 23, according to county jail records.

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