Washington man gets prison for selling heroin that caused overdoses
A Washington man was sentenced Tuesday in federal court to seven years in prison for selling fentanyl-laced heroin that caused several people to overdose.
Ronald McMillian Jr., 24, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Arthur Schwab. He will be on three years of supervised release when he completes his prison sentence.
McMillian pleaded guilty in August to selling fentanyl-laced heroin on Aug. 16, 2015, to a woman who overdosed on it. The next day, McMillian sold more of the drug to two men who also overdosed. All three alive were revived with Narcan, a drug that specifically counteracts the effects of heroin and its much more potent and lethal synthetic cousin fentanyl.
Prior to imposing sentence, Schwab indicated that seven years in prison was sufficient, but not greater than necessary, to help deter others from similar crimes and to punish McMillian.
McMillian’s arrest on Feb. 9 was the result of federal, state and Washington County resources being pooled, Former U.S. Attorney David Hickton said at a news conference in February to announce a new “fusion resource center” in Cranberry Township where anonymous tips and photographs can be forwarded by area law enforcement agencies.