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Ayden man faces decade behind bars for trafficking fentanyl, fined heavily

EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA — An Ayden man was sentenced to the NC Department of Adult Corrections after pleading guilty to trafficking fentanyl, according to District Attorney Scott Thomas.

Marvin Murphy (Photo: State of North Carolina p General Court of Justice)

41-year-old Marvin Murphy was sentenced to a serve 7.5 to 10 years behind bars. In addition, Murphy was also ordered to pay a $100,000 fine.

Back in the summer of 2022, Morehead City and Carteret County detectives conducted controlled undercover buys from Murphy. This included the purchase of what was believed to be heroin for a total of $1,000 in marked cash. Murphy was later arrested after officials obtained warrants.

Testing by the NC State Crime Lab confirmed the substance was 27.99 grams of fentanyl. Officials say it was just under the highest-level trafficking weight.

The Morehead City Police Department and Carteret County Sheriff’s Office was the investigatory agencies. Assistant District Attorney David Spence prosecuted the case for the state and Superior Court Judge William Bland presided over the matter.

Atlantic Beach man sentenced to 5 years for fentanyl-related death

An Atlantic Beach man has pled guilty to Death by Distribution of Fentanyl related to the overdose death of a 19-year-old.

Hayden James Hunter, 28, received an active sentence of 58-82 months in the North Carolina Department of Adult Corrections.

Hunter was arrested on May 3, 2023, and charged with second-degree murder at the time.

The charge is related to the distribution of fentanyl, which resulted in the overdose death of Krista Olivia Taylor, 19, of Morehead City, on Oct. 16, 2022, per authorities.

Morehead City authorities say that during a narcotics investigation by these two agencies, Hunter was determined to be the source of fentanyl distribution within the community. As a result of that investigation, Hunter received additional charges by Morehead City Police: Sell of Schedule I Controlled Substance, Deliver of Schedule I Controlled Substance, Manufacturing of a Schedule I Controlled Substance and Conspiracy to Sell and Deliver a Schedule I Controlled Substance.

At the time of his arrest, Hunter was found to be in possession of heroin, methamphetamine and a firearm. Based on this evidence, the Carteret County Sheriff’s Office filed additional charges: Intent to Manufacture, Sell and Deliver Heroin and Possession with the Intent to Manufacture, Sell and Deliver Methamphetamine.

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