Event Brief
Fentanyl dealer indicted in Polk murder case
Filed: May 28, 2026 at 3:00 PM ET
Summary: A Polk County grand jury indicted a fentanyl dealer in the fentanyl-related death of a 55-year-old man.
WHO: William Benjamin Newton, Jr.; Terry Morris
WHAT: Indicted fentanyl dealer in the death of another man
WHEN: May 28, 2026 at 2:17 PM ET
WHERE: Polk County, Florida
WHY: Medical Examiner reported acute fentanyl carfentanil toxicity as the cause of death.
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