Detroit man charged with fentanyl death of Birmingham teen from 2021
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Aron Miranda
FOX 2 (WJBK) - A Detroit man has been charged in the fentanyl death of a teen from Birmingham from 2021.
Aron Miranda was charged with delivery of a controlled substance causing death, delivery/manufacturing of a controlled substance less than 50 Grams, and felony firearm.
Miranda, 24, is accused of selling the fentanyl to Jack McCarthy, 19, on Lonyo Street in Detroit at 1:52 a.m. Sept. 25, 2021.
McCarthy was found dead less than an hour later at 2:30 a.m. inside his home on Westchester Street in Birmingham.
An investigation by the Birmingham Police Department led to the arrest of Miranda on March 12, 2024.
Miranda was arraigned Wednesday, and given a $150,000 personal bond.
If convicted, Miranda is facing a possible life sentence for the felony of delivery of a controlled substance causing death.
The dealing of the substance carries a 20-year maximum penalty and the firearm charge is a two-year sentence.