KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — A 52-year-old man is facing 15 to 25 years after delivering fentanyl to a woman, according to the c.
On April 2, 2022, emergency medical technicians responded to an overdose call at a motel in Carter. They tried to reverse the overdose, but the woman died.
The Knox County Sheriff's Office interviewed Wesley Allen Lacey about the overdose death. Lacey admitted to giving the victim the drugs that killed her, the DA said.
Lacey had purchased the drugs from another dealer and was aware of overdoses connected to that dealer. He also said that while he requested heroin from his supplier, he believed that he had been sold fentanyl.
According to the DA, despite the warning signs, he delivered the fentanyl to the victim who died after snorting it.
Lacey's sentencing case is set for April 5.