LANSDALE — A Philadelphia man must answer to charges in Montgomery County Court that he allegedly provided a fatal dose of heroin and fentanyl to a Hatfield man.
NORRISTOWN â A recently formed Montgomery County task force focusing on human trafficking and child exploitation handled its first case this week and safely returned a 15-year-old county girl who ran away from home, according to authorities.
The girl, who was unharmed, was found within 24 hours in a hotel in Atlantic City and safely returned. It was the collaboration of task force detectives and New Jersey State Police that led to the quick return of the teenager, according to officials.
While officials said no specific details about the girl who ran away can be shared, they highlighted the case to announce the creation of the new Human Trafficking/Child Exploitation Task Force that is a partnership between the Montgomery County Detective Bureau, five police departments and the Mission Kids Child Advocacy Center.
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LANSDALE â A Philadelphia man is in jail and awaiting a preliminary hearing on charges he allegedly provided a fatal dose of heroin and fentanyl to a Hatfield man.
Derrick Jackson, 58, of the 7600 block of Gilbert Street, was arraigned before District Court Judge Edward Levine on charges of drug delivery resulting in death, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, criminal use of a communication facility and recklessly endangering another person in connection with the Sept. 30, 2020, overdose death of Jason Evans, 49, of Hatfield.
Levine set Jacksonâs bail at $250,000 cash, which Jackson was unable to post. Jackson remains in the county jail while awaiting his April 21 preliminary hearing on the charges.