Hutchinson man arrested on charge of distributing meth that caused fatal overdose
The case was assigned to the department's Special Operations Unit, which identified the suspect, police said.
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Sign up freeHutchinson police arrested a 46-year-old city man, Jeffery Primeaux Jr. of Hutchinson, on Tuesday, Sept. 22, on a charge of distributing the methamphetamine that caused a fatal overdose the department investigated in March, according to a police media release. The charge — distribution of a methamphetamine; causing death — holds a supplier criminally responsible for the death of the person who used the drug. The release does not identify the person who died, give the date of the death or say where in Hutchinson it occurred.
The department directed questions about the case to the Reno County District Attorney's Office at 620-694-2715 and said, "All defendants are innocent until and unless they are found guilty in court."
Police are still seeking information on the case, listed as HPD Case #2026-10643, and asked anyone with tips to call the Hutchinson Police Department at 620-694-2816 or Crime Stoppers of Reno County at 800-222-TIPS, use the P3Tips app, or text RENOKS to 738477 for a link to an anonymous tip form.
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