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A South Carolina man was charged with first-degree murder for a fentanyl-related death, the first case under a new law targeting fentanyl homicides.
A Sumter man, Thomas Justin Barwick, 35, has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of 62-year-old William Karl Joseph Myers, marking the first prosecution under South Carolina’s new law allowing homicide charges when fentanyl directly causes a death.
The law, enacted in late 2025, enables prosecutors to pursue murder charges in fentanyl-related overdoses, even without intent to kill, as part of broader efforts to combat the opioid crisis.
Barwick, already facing multiple drug and weapons charges, remains in custody awaiting a bond hearing.
The case sets a legal precedent in the state’s fight against fentanyl-related fatalities.
Un hombre de Carolina del Sur fue acusado de asesinato en primer grado por una muerte relacionada con el fentanilo, el primer caso bajo una nueva ley que apunta a homicidios por fentanilo.