BLACK CREEK — A second man was arrested last week in connection with the death in July of a man in Black Creek.
Travis J. Neshek, Black Creek, was arrested Oct. 7 and charged with Manufacturing / Delivery of Fentanyl (5 Counts) and Maintaining a Drug Trafficking Place and is currently being held in the Outagamie County Jail, according to the Outagamie County Sheriff.
That follows the arrest Sept. 17 of Cole D. Simon, Black Creek, who was charged with 1st Degree Reckless Homicide / Delivery of Drugs and is currently being held in the Outagamie County Jail.
The arrests are connected to the overdose death July 19 in Black Creek when the Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office responded to the suspected drug overdose of a 27-year-old man found dead by family members.
Based on intelligence and evidentiary items collected on scene, Investigators were able to identify the supplier of suspected fentanyl to the victim, according to the sheriff’s office.
The Outagamie County Sheriff’s Office worked in conjunction with the Lake Winnebago Area MEG – Drug Unit to identify both the source of fentanyl distributed to the dead man and the local supplier of fentanyl.
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