SAULT STE. MARIE, MI— Michigan State Police have arrested a Soo man for his involvement in a recent overdose death.
On February 20, troopers responded to a residence in Dafter Township. The 911 caller believed a woman was in cardiac arrest, but she actually had been deceased for several hours. Suspected narcotics were observed at the scene.
Investigation revealed the woman had been in contact with a local man and had purchased drugs from him. An autopsy later determined the cause of death to be a drug overdose involving fentanyl and meth.
A search warrant was executed Wednesday at the residence of Brandon Nertoli, 31, of Sault Sainte Marie. Police seized meth, prescription pills, money, and more than $4,000 in counterfeit bills.
Nertoli was arrested and lodged in the Chippewa County Jail on a $100,000 bond. He’s charged with delivery of a controlled substance causing death and with being a habitual offender.
