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Jamestown man going to prison for 25 years for distribution of fentanyl causing death

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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Jamestown man was sentenced to 25 years in prison after selling fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl that led to a death, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced. Rocco Beardsley, 39, sold fentanyl, meth and other controlled substances with seven other people in the Jamestown area between late 2018 and March 2020. Beardsley sold fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl to an individual identified as J.A., who later died, on April 9, 2019. Whe…

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Jamestown man going to prison for 25 years for distribution of fentanyl causing death

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Jamestown man was sentenced to 25 years in prison after selling fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl that led to a death, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced. Rocco Beardsley, 39, sold fentanyl, meth and other controlled substances with seven other people in the Jamestown area between late 2018 and March 2020. Beardsley sold fentanyl and acetyl fentanyl to an individual identified as J.A., who later died, on April 9, 2019. Whe…

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