A Boulder man pleaded guilty to two charges and was sentenced in connection with a fentanyl death in the spring of last year.
The Boulder County Drug Task Force began investigating a fentanyl death in Boulder on April 28, 2022. The victim was not identified.
The BCDTF identified the person who had sold the fentanyl to the victim as Terrelle Lucero, 26, according to the 20th Judicial District Attorney's Office. Officers with the BCDTF set up a"controlled buy of fentanyl" from him on May 26 as part of the investigation, the district attorney's office said.During a search of Lucero and his vehicle, officers found a small scale with white residue, a handgun and more than 75 fentanyl pills, the district attorney's office said.
On June 1, 2022, he was charged with possession, possession with intent to distribute, possession of a weapon by a previous offender, two special drug offender charges, introduction of contraband, driving under restraint and manslaughter. Denver 7+ Colorado News Latest Headlines | August 17, 11am On Thursday, Lucero pleaded guilty to manslaughter and possession with intent to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance. As part of that guilty plea, the court sentenced Lucero to nine years total in state prison — four for the manslaughter charge and five for the possession charge. The sentences would run consecutively, according to the district attorney's office.
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