An East Texas man was sentenced to 35 years in prison after pleading guilty to his role in a deadly fentanyl overdose in 2022.

Billy Maddox Jr., 29, of Tyler, pleaded guilty Thursday to tampering with evidence as well as failure to appear stemming from his criminal case over the fentanyl overdose that killed 17-year-old Preston Hawley on April 23, 2022.

Through his plea agreement, the prosecution agreed to dismiss the manslaughter charge that he had been indicted on. Some other misdemeanor charges were dismissed as well.

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