A Goochland man has been sentenced to five years in prison for distributing cocaine and fentanyl that led to a fatal overdose. According to court documents, Don Carnell Batchelor Jr. provided the drugs to a friend, identified as “SN,” on August 20, 2021, in Richmond. After receiving the substances from Batchelor, SN used some of them while visiting family and was found dead at his parents’ home the next morning. The medical examiner determined that SN died from cocaine and fentanyl toxicity.
Lindsey Halligan, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia; Christopher C. Goumenis, Special Agent in Charge for the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Washington Division; and Lee S. Bailey, New Kent County Sheriff, announced the sentencing after it was handed down by Senior U.S. District Judge Henry E. Hudson.
The Virginia State Police assisted with the investigation into the case.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Olivia L. Norman prosecuted the case.
“A copy of this press release is located on the website of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia. Related court documents and information are located on the website of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia or on PACER by searching for Case No. 3:24-cr-134.”
