Drug dealer who revived OD victim sentenced to prison

A man who sold fentanyl to a minor and then provided the Narcan to revive him from unconsciousness will spend 20 years in prison.

Arturo Martinez Madrid, 26, was sentenced Friday on a possession of a controlled substance charge in a plea bargain deal in 89 ^th district court.

According to affidavits filed by police, officers were called to an address in the 1300 block of Giddings Street on Jan. 16 to check on a reported drug overdose. They heard reports that Madrid had supplied the victim with suspected fentanyl powder.

When police searched the address, they found baggies containing substances that tested positive for fentanyl and methamphetamine. They arrested Madrid and a woman who also lived at the address.

Officers also heard from a witness that Madrid had provided a 17-year-old male with fentanyl. and the victim inhaled the drug through a soda straw and became unresponsive. The witness told police Madrid had run to a nearby house and retrieved Narcan, which revived the victim, who was taken to a hospital.

Madrid was also charged with striking a detention officer as he was being placed into a cell after his arrest. That charge and a second drug charge were dismissed as part of the plea arrangement.

Fentanyl is a potent synthetic narcotic which can sometimes kill with a single dose. Narcan is a substance that can often revive fentanyl victims.

This article originally appeared on Wichita Falls Times Record News: Drug dealer who revived OD victim sentenced to prison