SUDBURY -- OPP say a 29-year-old man from East Ferris has been charged with manslaughter after another man died from a drug overdose.
Police say a 32-year-old man was found dead after allegedly overdosing at a residence on Marina Road in East Ferris Township on Aug. 15.
On Friday, almost six months after, the accused was charged in connection to the death.
He also faces a charge of criminal negligence causing death, but was released from custody.
The accused is scheduled to appear in North Bay court on Feb. 11.
OPP says they have investigated 34 instances where charges have been laid for the same charges in connection to fatal overdoses since 2016.
Anyone with information related to this incident is asked to call OPP or Crime Stoppers.
