A Towamencin man has been sentenced to prison as part of a negotiated plea agreement with prosecutors on felony drug charges.
According to court records, 26-year-old Robert Weyant, of the 1000 block of Boyd Avenue, has been sentenced to 4-to-8-years in state prison after pleading guilty to one felony count of possession with intent to distribute. Additional charges of possession with intent to distribute, criminal use of a communication facility, possession of a controlled substance and possession of drug paraphernalia were withdrawn in exchange for his plea.
The charges stemmed from an investigation that was launched in March 2019, following the fatal overdose of 27-year-old Brittney Walker, of Souderton.
According to the 32-page affidavit of probable cause, Souderton Borough Police responded to the 200 block of Wile Avenue on March 12, 2019, at 1:57 p.m. for a report of cardiac arrest with CPR in progress. Upon arrival, emergency responders found Walker deceased in her bedroom, with a used syringe lying between her legs.
Walker’s cause of death was later ruled to be fentanyl intoxication, and her manner of death was ruled accidental by the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office, according to the report.
Following Walker’s death, police launched an investigation to determine who sold her the heroin/fentanyl. A review of her computer and phone indicated that she had used Facebook Messenger to arrange for a purchase of heroin/fentanyl from Weyant on March 10, 2019, at the McDonald’s located along the 1500 block of Bethlehem Pike in Hilltown Township, the report states.
Investigators also learned that on March 11, 2019, separate investigations into Weyant were launched by the Lansdale Borough Police Department and Towamencin Township Police Department.
In the Lansdale incident, police received an anonymous tip stating that Weyant was selling heroin within the borough. During the evening of March 11, 2019, police utilized a confidential source to make a controlled purchase of fentanyl from Weyant, the report states. Further information regarding the controlled purchase is unavailable, due to the nature of the investigation.
On the Towamencin side, police received a tip during the week of March 11, 2019, regarding suspected drug activity in front of a home along the 1000 block of Boyd Avenue, which was determined to be the residence of Weyant and his mother. The tip stated that there were a lot of people coming and going from the home, and that people were injecting drugs inside of their vehicles in front of the home, according to the report.
A search warrant that was executed on Weyant’s phone and social media accounts revealed further drug activity and arrangements with others, and cellular triangulation verified that he was at the location of McDonald’s on March 10, 2019, the controlled purchase in Lansdale on March 11, 2019, and the times mentioned by the anonymous source in Towamencin during that week, according to the report.
On August 15, 2019, Weyant provided a statement to police, confirming his address on Boyd Avenue, his phone number and that he also used Facebook Messenger to arrange for the sale of heroin/fentanyl, the report states. Weyant also allegedly confessed to selling heroin to Walker on March 10, 2019, and when asked if he sold fentanyl in Lansdale on March 11, 2019, Weyant allegedly said “Honestly, the truth, I don’t remember. It could be,” the report states.
Weyant added that Walker had requested more heroin on March 11, 2019, but he was unable to meet up with her prior to her death, the report states.
As a result of the investigation, charges were filed against Weyant on Aug. 22, 2019, but he avoided being taken into custody until he was arrested on Oct. 3, 2019.
Investigators said that though they were able to substantiate the drug transaction between Walker and Weyant on March 10, 2019, they are unable to prove that Weyant was the sole source of the heroin/fentanyl that resulted in Walker’s death. That means Weyant will not face the more substantial charge of criminal homicide—drug delivery resulting in death.
Court records indicate that Weyant will receive credit for 156 days of time served, while awaiting the disposition of his case.
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