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Charges Follow Sale of Fentanyl

(La Porte, IN) - A 73-year-old La Porte man is accused of being a fentanyl dealer, as Charles Ackerson has been charged in La Porte Circuit Court with Dealing in a Schedule II Controlled Substance.

 

According to court documents, Ackerson sold $60 worth of fentanyl in January from his residence in the 400 block of Rockwood Street, the buyer, and Ackerson allegedly having made arrangements for the sale in a cell phone conversation.

 

Ackerson was previously convicted in 2013 of the same charge and received two years on probation. He could face anywhere from a one to six-year sentence on the current Level 5 felony count.

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