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KINSTON, N.C. (WITN) – A Kinston man is facing charges following a fatal drug overdose investigation.
Around 8:30 a.m. on April 8th, Kinston police say they were called to the 2400 block of Carey Road for a reported fentanyl overdose.
When they arrived, officers found 28-year-old Andrea Grant unresponsive inside the home.
Emergency crews performed life-saving measures on Grant, and she was airlifted to ECU Health, where she was put on life support.
Kinston officers began an investigation into the overdose and identified 31-year-old Michael Oates as the individual responsible for providing Grant with the drugs.
On April 9th, officers pulled Oates over. He was arrested and found with marijuana laced with fentanyl, marijuana and a gun.
Police say Grant was taken off life support on Saturday and died as a result of her injuries.
Detectives got warrants to arrest Oates for death by distribution following her death.
He was additionally charged with trafficking fentanyl, possession of marijuana and possession of a firearm by a felon.
Oates was served the warrants and remains in the Lenoir County Jail without bond.
