The Chatham County Sheriff’s Office has arrested a man in connection with three drug overdose deaths this weekend.

38-year old Edwin Maurice Pennix, of  Colonial Park Road, Siler City, was charged with multiple felonies, including selling and delivering cocaine and marijuana. He was on probation at the time of the arrest for prior drug charges and for fleeing arrest.

Edwin Maurice Pennix

Edwin Maurice Pennix

Authorities say he’s involved in the sale of cocaine laced with the narcotic painkiller Fentanyl. The mixture killed three and sickened 11 others in Chatham County on Saturday.

Pennix is being held in the Chatham County Jail under a $260,000 secured bond.

The Sheriff’s Office is still investigating the incident, along with the State Bureau of Investigations and the Drug Enforcement Administration. If you have any information, you can contact the Chatham County Sheriff’s Office Narcotics Unit at 919-545-8139.

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