Milliken woman found guilty of selling fentanyl that caused an overdose death

Leland man pled guilty to death by distribution

WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — A judge sentenced 42-year-old William Huckaby of Leland to more than six years in prison after he pled guilty to death by distribution. In June of 2022, 42-year-old James Ray Lewis died as a result of fentanyl toxicity.  New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office investigators discovered text messages where Huckaby encouraged Lewis to steal vacuums from a retailer in exchange for drugs. Other messages revealed Huckaby had profit…

Milliken woman found guilty of selling fentanyl that caused an overdose death

A Milliken woman was found guilty of drug distribution Friday in relation to a fentanyl overdose in Fort Collins earlier this year. An 8th Judicial District Court jury found 45-year-old Brittney Mortimer guilty of distribution of a controlled substance (fentanyl) causing death, a class one drug felony; two counts of distribution of a controlled substance (fentanyl), a class three drug felony; and distribution of a controlled substance (methamphe…