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Gainesville man charged with murder in Fentanyl overdose investigation

By Sydney Hencil Anchor/Reporter
Posted 3:31PM on Thursday 21st July 2022 ( 2 years ago )

On July 18, The Appalachian Regional Drug Enforcement Office (ARDEO) and the Lumpkin County Sheriff's Office charged 34-year-old Joshua Arnes Maney with felony murder. 

The Gainesville native was charged in connection with a fentanyl overdose death that occurred in Lumpkin County, in November 2021.  An investigation was conducted by the GBI-ARDEO with the assistance of the Lumpkin County Sheriff’s Office.

According to a press release from the ARDEO, Maney is being held in the Hall County Detention Center and facing four other charges.  Three of them are drug-related.

The investigation is still ongoing.

For additional information about Appalachian RDEO or to provide tips on criminal activity look for ARDEO @appalachiandtf on Twitter or follow on Facebook @appalachianrdeo and/or Instagram.

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