Lee County sheriff’s deputies have charged a Robeson County man with death by distribution in connection with a drug overdose that occurred here in January.
Antonio Deangelo Heck, 42, of Robeson County faces one felony charge in connection with the incident, in which deputies had responded to a fatal drug overdose four months ago. An investigation of that incident led deputies to conclude that Heck supplied the drugs in that case.
Deputies said Heck was taken before a local magistrate for processing, and that they noticed a change in his speech pattern. At that point, deputies discovered Heck had allegedly tried to swallow a bag of cocaine. Heck was convinced to spit out the bag – containing a little less than half an ounce – and charged him with possession of a controlled substance on jail premises.
Heck was placed in the Lee County Jail without bond.
