Virginia man pleaded guilty to fentanyl-related death of a minor

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A 37-year-old Virginia man accused of selling pills containing fentanyl to a 15-year-old boy in 2022 pleaded guilty to felony charges after the teen died. 

Maurice Lamont Gordon, of Woodbridge, pleaded guilty Thursday to distribution of fentanyl resulting in death, according to a press release from the United States Attorney of the Eastern District of Virginia. 

According to police investigation, on April 23, 2022 the teen and another unidentified person went to Gordon's apartment to buy "percs," the street name for Percocet, or counterfeit pills containing fentanyl and other oxycodone components. The teen and other buyer gave money to Gordon and were given pills.

The next day, the teenager was found unresponsive at his home, and pronounced dead by Prince William County EMS. The Prince William County Police Department found narcotics paraphernalia near the boy's body, including burnt aluminum foil with fentanyl residue.

After an autopsy, the Virginia Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said the teen died of accidental fentanyl intoxication. Both fentanyl and despropionylfentanyl were found in his blood; no other drugs or alcohol were found in his blood. 

On Oct. 12, 2022, police executed a search warrant at Gordon's house, finding marijuana, cocaine and a "large quantity" of counterfeit pressed pills with fentanyl in them. More than 1,100 pills weighing 130 grams were found by police. They also found a semi-automatic ghost gun and bullets. 

Gordon will be sentenced on Oct. 3 and faces between 20 years and life in prison for the crimes. 

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