Month: August 2026

Nash County man charged with 17-year-old’s death after selling fentanyl, warrants say

A Nash County man is charged with death by distribution, after allegedly selling him fentanyl. A 17-year-old died from the drug. His bond was increased from $250,000 to $1 million during his first court appearance Thursday.

Dillon Davis

A Nash County man has been charged with the death of a 17-year-old after he sold him drugs. 

Deputies with the Nash County Sheriff’s Office said the teenager died after taking fentanyl and going into cardiac arrest on June 15. 

The sheriff’s office began investigating the teen’s death, which led to the arrest of Dillon Davis of Nashville. Davis is charged with felony death by distribution. 

Nash County Sheriff Keith Stone said investigators will continue working to stop the distribution of drugs in the county.

“We will continue to fight the poison that is filtering into our county,” Stone said in a release. “Those who choose to distribute these deadly substances will be held accountable for their actions.”

The sheriff’s office said the case remains active and additional charges are possible as the investigation continues.

Davis was initially given a $250,000 secured bond. During his first court appearance Thursday, his bond was increased to $1 million.

Craven County deputies charge Havelock man in New Bern woman’s overdose death

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A Havelock man has been charged with felony death by distribution following an investigation into the fatal drug overdose of a New Bern woman, according to the Craven County Sheriff’s Office.

Thomas John Fogle Jr.

The sheriff’s office said its Criminal Investigation Bureau charged Thomas John Fogle Jr., 38, of Derrick Circle, on July 30. Deputies said the charge is related to the overdose death of 32-year-old Amber Ryan of New Bern.

According to the sheriff’s office, investigators determined Fogle sold illegal narcotics to Ryan. Deputies said Ryan’s autopsy report confirmed her cause of death was a drug overdose.

The sheriff’s office said Fogle was already in custody when he was charged with felony death by distribution.

At the time, Fogle was in custody on several other charges, including:

  • Trafficking methamphetamine, two felony counts
  • Possession with intent to manufacture, sell and deliver a Schedule II controlled substance, two felony counts
  • Selling a Schedule II controlled substance
  • Delivering a Schedule II controlled substance
  • Possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana
  • Possession of a Schedule II controlled substance
  • Possession of methamphetamine
  • Possession of a firearm by a convicted felon
  • Altering or removing a gun serial number
  • Possession of drug paraphernalia

Fogle is being held at the Craven County Confinement Facility under no bond.

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