Crime & Safety
Man Charged In Meriden Overdose Case
A North Branford man is facing charges stemming from a 2017 death.

MERIDEN, CT - A North Branford man is facing charges that he distributed drugs leading to an overdose at a Meriden hotel in November 2017, the Meriden Record-Journal is reporting. Scott Matthews, 34, has been charged with a single count of distribution of heroin and fentanyl.
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He has pleaded not guilty and was released on $100,000 bond.
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