Deputies: Man arrested in connection with WNC overdose death in March

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RUTHERFORD COUNTY, N.C. (FOX Carolina) – The Rutherford County Sheriffโ€™s Office reports arresting a man in connection with an overdose death in March.

Chad Ledbetter(Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office)

Deputies said they responded to Ozzie Drive in Bostic regarding a death investigation on Mar. 29. Investigators received an autopsy report on Sept. 29, where a fentanyl overdose was determined to be the cause of death.

Chad Ledbetter was arrested by the Rutherford County Sheriffโ€™s Office, Spindale Police Department, and Road Patrol deputies on Friday on warrants for death by distribution and sell or deliver a controlled substance, according to deputies.

Ledbetter was given a $250,000 secured bond after his arrest.

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