MIAMI – A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida has returned a superseding indictment charging a Miami man in connection with the fentanyl overdose death of an 18-month-old child.
According to court records, Richie Gregoire, 21, of Miami, is charged with possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance resulting in death, as well as possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.
If convicted, Gregoire faces up to life in federal prison on the charge of possession with intent to distribute resulting in death and up to 20 years in federal prison on the drug distribution count.
U.S. Attorney Jason A. Reding Quiñones for the Southern District of Florida and Special Agent in Charge Jason Stankiewicz of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) Miami Field Division made the announcement.
The ATF Miami Field Division and the City of Miami Police Department are investigating the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorneys Yara Dodin and Juan Valiente are prosecuting the case.
An indictment is merely an allegation. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.
Related court documents and information may be found on the website of the District Court for the Southern District of Florida at www.sdfl.uscourts.gov or at http://pacer.sdfl.uscourts.gov , under case number 26-cr-20309.
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Source: U.S. Attorney’s Office — Southern District of Florida — U.S. Department of Justice press release.