Alleged drug dealer charged in overdose death

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — An alleged drug dealer is charged with involuntary manslaughter after a deadly heroin overdose.

36-year-old Michael Tant faces several charges including involuntary manslaughter.

The New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office says they responded to a heroin overdose in the Kings Grant area on March 3.

Deputies found a 30-year-old man dead at a home on Wood Sorrell Road.

Investigators say they determined Tant sold the drug to the overdose victim.

Tant is being held under a $270,000 bond.