Lexington Co. man charged in fentanyl induced death

Lexington Co., S.C. (WOLO)– Lexington Co. deputies say a man who sold drugs out of his West Columbia home is charged in a fentanyl-related death.

Sheriff Jay Koon says Bradford Jovanelly, 46, sold fentanyl to two people in July, one of those people died a few days later from an overdose.

Investigators say Jovanelly was arrested for drug possession on August 1st and charged with fentanyl-related homicide on September 22nd.

Officials say his bond was denied by a magistrate judge.