Drug Dealer Sentenced for Role in Fatal Fentanyl Overdose

 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Clifton man was sentenced today to 28 months in prison for brokering a drug deal that resulted in a fatal overdose on fentanyl, a dangerous and potent synthetic opioid.

According to court documents, Tyler Lee Huston, 28, was a distributor of heroin and fentanyl, and had at least six customers in Northern Virginia. He bought drugs, both for redistribution and for personal use, from Peter Romm, a drug dealer in Reston. Huston profited by redistributing drugs from Romm at a markup. Huston also received free heroin or fentanyl from Romm for introducing customers to Romm and brokering drug transactions.

One such customer was N.G. On the night of Oct. 7, 2019, N.G. picked up Huston and drove to Romm’s residence, where Huston bought fentanyl from Romm to give to N.G. and to use himself.  Later that night, N.G. consumed the fentanyl and fatally overdosed. The cause of N.G.’s death was ruled to be acute fentanyl poisoning.

G. Zachary Terwilliger, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Mark R. Herring, Attorney General of Virginia; and Colonel Edwin C. Roessler Jr., Fairfax County Chief of Police, made the announcement after sentencing by U.S. District Judge Anthony J. Trenga.

Assistant U.S. Attorney Katherine E. Rumbaugh and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Karolina Klyuchnikova prosecuted the case.

A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information are located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 1:20-cr-95.