Teenage Heroin Dealer Charged with 2nd Degree Murder

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Derrick Huey, 18

NASHVILLE, TENN — In the first but likely not the last prosecution of its kind, an accused Nashville heroin dealer has been arrested on charges of 2nd degree murder and attempted 2nd degree murder for allegedly supplying fentanyl laced heroin that caused the death of one man and serious medical issues to another.

Derrick Huey, 18, of Meadow Court, was arrested on the homicide counts Wednesday evening, one day after being charged with selling heroin. He is jailed in lieu of $100,000 bond.

East Precinct officers responded to a death call at 3 Fern Avenue on the afternoon of Tuesday, January 26th. James Roy Richardson Jr., 41, was found deceased on the floor of the residence. Jack F. Delocatera, 42, was found inside the living room and reported to police that he could not walk. A white powder that field tested positive for heroin was found in Delocatera’s bedroom. Autopsy findings from the medical examiner showed that Richardson died from a lethal dose of fentanyl, an extremely potent substance some suppliers mix with heroin.

Delocatera acknowledged purchasing $50 worth of heroin and splitting it with Richardson. The ensuing investigation by Detectives Jeannine Hale and Forest Drake, which involved the use of cell phone information, led to the identification of Derrick Huey as the suspected heroin dealer who sold to Delocatera. During an interview Tuesday, Huey admitted that he sold cocaine and heroin in the area of Fern avenue.

Derrick Huey, 18
Derrick Huey, 18
James Roy Richardson, 41
James Roy Richardson, 41

Heroin interdiction continues to be a priority for the police department. Dealers should know of the potential for overdose deaths becoming homicide investigations. Likewise, users should be cognizant that any heroin they buy could, unknowing to them, contain an illicit form of fentanyl that is contributing to deaths across the nation.

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