NJ boy, 12, OD’ed on fentanyl after being forced to clean uncle’s drug lab: prosecutors

A 12-year-old boy died of a fentanyl overdose final month after his uncle allegedly pressured him to wash his residence drug lab in New Jersey with out sporting any gloves, prosecutors stated.

Troy Nokes, 35, was busted Thursday and hit with 28 costs in connection to the Feb. 1 demise of his nephew, together with manslaughter, using a juvenile in a drug distribution scheme and endangering the welfare of a kid, in response to Camden County prosecutors.

The 12-year-old died eight days after he was discovered unresponsive on his faculty bus in Gloucester Township, authorities stated.

An post-mortem decided that the boy died of a fentanyl overdose.

The boy’s uncle was accused of working a “managed harmful substance manufacturing facility” out of his Blackwood residence that he shared along with his nephew.

On the weekend earlier than the kid’s overdose, Nokes allegedly manufactured the potent opioid after which informed the boy to wash drug paraphernalia containing fentanyl, prosecutors stated.

Troy Nokes was charged with manslaughter and employing a juvenile in a drug distribution scheme. Joanna Johnson was charged with tampering with evidence and protecting Nokes.
Troy Nokes was charged with manslaughter and using a juvenile in a drug distribution scheme. Joanna Johnson was charged with tampering with proof and defending Nokes.
Camden County Prosecutor

The boy was not sporting gloves, witnesses informed officers.

Ingesting simply 0.002 grams of fentanyl leads to “sure demise,” in response to the Nationwide Heart for Drug Abuse Statistics.

Nokes’ co-defendant Joanna Johnson was charged with tampering with proof and defending the alleged killer from police.

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