A 30-year-old Newark man was sentenced to five and a half years in prison Wednesday for selling drugs that resulted in the death of a man.

In September 2016, Theophil Hollis sold heroin laced with a fatal amount of fentanyl to a 27-year-old man, according to federal court documents.

Delaware Department of Justice said Hollis branded his herion laced baggies with the stamp “Block Party.”

A 27-year-old man bought one of those bags, according to federal court documents.

The man was found dead two days later by his mother, according to court documents.

Court documents say the cause of his death was a drug overdose.

BACKGROUND:Man indicted on drug charges in fentanyl-related death

The victim was one of 293 people who died from drug overdoses across the state in 2016, according to the Delaware Department of Health and Social Services. The number rose to 346 in 2017.

Hollis was indicted in early 2017 on distribution of fentanyl that resulted in the death of another person and two additional counts of possession with intent to deliver fentanyl and heroin.

Hollis pleaded guilty to those charges in 2018, according to court documents.

A federal judge also sentenced Hollis to three years of probation after his time in federal prison is over.

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