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Man arrested for allegedly selling fatal drugs to Vt. man

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MONTPELIER, Vt. (WCAX) – A Vermont man will be in court after police say he sold drugs that killed a man.

19-year-old Tyler Matthews of Montpelier died by overdose last year. After his death, the Montpelier Police Department carried out a months-long investigation to find who supplied the drugs.

They arrested 22-year-old Benjamin Wiater of Calais, Vermont on charges of dispensing a regulated drug with death resulting. He will be in court on Friday.