A day after a shooting that left one man dead in the driveway of a Bethlehem Township home, the slain man’s mother is asking the same question as the investigators who charged a neighbor with firing the fatal shot: Why?
Dealer charged in fatal overdose of standout Pen Argyl wrestler Mikey Racciato, DA says
Updated Feb 08, 2021;
Posted Feb 08, 2021
Pen Argyl s Mikey Racciato leaps into the arms of assistant coach Jason Grim after winning his second PIAA 2A state championship.lehighvalleylive.com file photo
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Christopher Ferrante, 41, faces drug delivery resulting in death and related charges stemming from Racciato’s death.
Northampton County prosecutors allege Ferrante sold Racciato fentanyl twice the night he died.
After the first sale, Racciato overdosed and was taken to the hospital; Ferrante picked up Racciato from the hospital, and sold him more fentanyl, which would ultimately kill him, prosecutors said.
Arrest made in fatal overdose of standout Pa. wrestler, DA says
Updated Feb 09, 2021;
Posted Feb 09, 2021
Pen Argyl s Mikey Racciato leaps into the arms of assistant coach Jason Grim after winning his second PIAA 2A state championship.
(lehighvalleylive.com file photo)lehighvalleylive.com file photo
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Christopher Ferrante, 41, faces drug delivery resulting in death and related charges stemming from Racciato’s death.
Northampton County prosecutors allege Ferrante sold Racciato fentanyl twice the night he died.
After the first sale, Racciato overdosed and was taken to the hospital. Ferrante picked up Racciato from the hospital, and sold him more fentanyl, which would ultimately kill him, prosecutors said.
The 26-year-old Slate Belt wrestling star arranged to buy more drugs from a 41-year-old dealer after an overdose scare on Dec. 24, authorities said. He was found dead by police on Christmas morning.