DEADWOOD, S.D. – The Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office says a man has been arrested on second-degree murder and drug charges in connection to the death of a man from drug toxicity in June.
In a release, the sheriff’s office says on June 10, emergency services received a request for assistance from a remote cabin in the Richmond Hill Road area of Lawrence County. The call claimed that a man was in a state of medical emergency. When first responders arrived, the 30-year-old Spearfish man was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not been released.
Lawrence County’s Coroner and Pathologist determined that the man died from heroin and fentanyl toxicity. The subsequent investigation led to the arrest of Dan Snyder on the following charges:
- Homicide as Murder in the Second Degree
- Unauthorized Distribution of Schedule I or Schedule II Substances
- Unauthorized Possession of a Controlled Substance
- Unauthorized Ingestion of a Controlled Substance
- Possession of Marijuana
- Possession of Drug Paraphernalia
Snyder is currently held without bond in the Lawrence County Jail.
