TOOELE — A Utah man arrested Wednesday for allegedly selling fentanyl to a Tooele couple that resulted in an overdose death is now facing criminal charges.
Dedrian Diviano Tybo Oppenhein, 26, was booked into the Tooele County Jail and on Friday charged in 3rd District Court with manslaughter and drug distribution, both second-degree felonies.
The investigation began on Wednesday, when Tooele police responded to a report of a death and reports of drug paraphernalia found near the deceased person.
"The boyfriend used Facebook Messenger to arrange a purchase of fentanyl pills from Dedrian Oppenhein. The decedent and boyfriend met with Dedrian in a parking lot in Tooele city, where he entered the decedent's vehicle. Dedrian gave them three blue Fentanyl pills in exchange for $40," according to a police booking affidavit.
The couple then went home and smoked some of the fentanyl pills and fell asleep.
"When the boyfriend woke up, he located the decedent unconscious on the bathroom floor with drug paraphernalia nearby on the ground, as well as the remaining fentanyl having been smoked. The boyfriend described these fentanyl pills being particularly stronger than any of pills they had used in the past, which is why they were more expensive than usual," according to the affidavit.
Police seized the boyfriend's phone and went through his messages to Oppenhein, which showed several fentanyl purchases in the past. Officers then located Oppenhein and arrested him.
No information has been released about the person who died.
