Man faces charges in 3 fentanyl-laced crack cocaine deaths
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A man who allegedly distributed fentanyl-laced crack cocaine that killed three people and sent numerous others to the hospital on a single day has been indicted in their deaths.
Union County prosecutors say George Rayford also faces several drug possession and distribution charges in the 13-count indictment. The 38-year-old Rahway man could face several decades in prison if convicted on all three counts of strict liability for a drug-induced death.
Authorities say Rayford distributed the deadly quantities of drugs from his home on Dec. 22, 2017. They say two women and a man died that day after overdosing, while an unknown number of others were treated at hospitals following overdoses.
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Rayford was arrested in February and remains jailed. It's not known if he's retained an attorney.