Edison Man Sold Drugs That Killed Another: Prosecutor

EDISON, NJ — An Edison man pled guilty on Tuesday to selling the heroin that killed another man, Middlesex County Prosecutor Andrew Carey said.

Emile “Oatmeal” Constable Jr., 25, pled guilty to first degree strict liability for drug induced death for selling heroin mixed with fentanyl in February to a 23-year-old township man. He also pled guilty to possession of heroin and fentanyl with the intent to distribute.

Constable sold ten bags of drugs to the man, who died on Feb. 24, 2016, Carey said. He did not reveal the victim's identity.

Under a plea agreement, Constable will be sentenced 8 years in prison for the death, and a concurrent 3 year term for possession, Carey said. He must serve 85 percent of the term before being eligible for parole.

As part of the deal, charges of third degree distribution of a controlled dangerous substance, third degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance, and two counts of hindering were dismissed.

He will be officially sentenced in April.

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