NEWTON COUNTY, Ga. - A Newton County man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to distributing fentanyl that led to a deadly overdose, prosecutors announced.

What we know:

According to District Attorney Randy McGinley, Matthew Bruce Burley pleaded guilty on Oct. 30 to involuntary manslaughter, distribution of fentanyl, and trafficking fentanyl in connection with the 2022 death of James Nail Jr.

Investigators said Covington police responded to a report of an overdose on Hannah Street on Dec. 30, 2022. Nail was later pronounced dead at Piedmont Newton Hospital. Testing by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation Crime Lab found fentanyl and xylazine in his system, which led to his death.

After a lengthy investigation, Covington police determined Nail had obtained the drugs from

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