Avon Man Charged in Heroin Overdose Death

An Avon man has been arrested in connection with the heroin overdose death of an East Haddam teen. 

Kerry Scanlan, 20, of Avon, was arrested on federal charges Wednesday in connection with the death of an 18-year-old East Haddam man in March. 

Federal authorities said state police responded to a home in East Haddam on the morning of March 19 to investigate an untimely death and the teen was pronounced dead at the scene.

State troopers seized the victim’s cell phone and several bags containing powder residue and determined that Scanlan arranged to buy heroin in Hartford and the victim drove to Avon on March 18, picked up Scanlan and then drove to Hartford to buy heroin, police said. 

On April 4, the office of the chief medical examiner determined the victim died of “acute fentanyl intoxication.”

Scanlan has been charged with distributing heroin and appeared in court in New Haven and was ordered to be detained.

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