Austin Man Pleads Guilty to Distribution of Fentanyl Causing Teen’s Death

by TXAF June 1, 2023

June 1, 2023

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CBS Austin | An Austin man pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl causing death in a federal court in Austin on Tuesday.

According to court documents, David Lee Jr., 46, was determined to be a supplier of counterfeit oxycodone tablets and other counterfeit prescription pills in the overdose death investigation of an 18-year-old man from Coupland.

During the investigation, a Williamson County Sheriff’s Office investigator went undercover and purchased eight tablets from Lee.

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