29-Year-Old Paterson Man Charged With Supplying Fentanyl That Led To The Fatal Overdose Of A Man
Monday, July 29, 2024, 6:45 A.M. ET. 1 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,
ROCHELLE PARK, NJ.- On Thursday, a 29-year-old Paterson, New Jersey, man was taken into custody and charged in connection with the July 10, 2024, fatal overdose of a 37-year-old Bergen County man.
According to Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, shortly before 10:00 a.m., members of the Rochelle Park Township Police Department responded to a 911 Emergency Call reporting an unresponsive man inside a residence located on Rochelle Avenue in the Township.
Upon arrival, Police Officers found an unresponsive man from an apparent drug overdose. The man, later identified as James A. Mara, 37, of Rochelle Park, New Jersey, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
During a subsequent investigation, Detectives of the Bergen County Prosecutor’s Office and the Rochelle Park Township Police Department determined that Mr. Mara had ingested suspected fentanyl which led to his death. Detectives further identified Raequann Reid, 29, of Paterson, New Jersey, as the individual who sold the fatal dose of drugs to Mr. Mara, causing his death.
Following the investigation, on Thursday, July 25, 2024, Detectives of the Bergen County Narcotics Task Force and the Rochelle Park Township Police Department executed a court-authorized search warrant at Reid’s Paterson residence.
After the search, Reid was taken into custody and formally charged with first-degree Strict Liability for a Drug-Induced Death; and five counts of third-degree Distribution of Fentanyl. Reid was processed on the charges and was remanded to the Bergen County Jail pending future court proceedings in Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack, New Jersey.
“The rules of the court require us to include a statement that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.”
