A Kansas City, Missouri, man was sentenced on federal charges of distributing heroin, according to the U.S. attorney’s office.
Titus Sanders, 24, of Kansas City, Missouri, was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison, followed by five years of supervised release, according to acting U.S. attorney Duston Slinkard.
Sanders pleaded guilty on Oct. 19 to the charge.
According to court records, Westwood, Kansas, police responded to a Walmart and found a man suffering from a drug overdose. The victim later died as a result of the overdose, according to records. Information contained on the victim’s cell phone led police to Sanders as the source of the heroin purchase, according to court records.
The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration, Westwood, Kansas, Police Department, Fairway, Kansas, Police Department, Kansas City, Kansas, Police Department, Overland Park Police Department, Lee’s Summit, Missouri, Police Department and Johnson County Sheriff’s Office. Assistant United States Attorneys Trent Krug and Kim Flannigan prosecuted the case.