Macomb County Prosecutor Peter Lucido has announced that 50-year-old Aron Edwards, Jr., of Eastpointe was bound over on a charge related to a drug overdose death.
It is alleged that on September 2, 2025, Clinton Township Police responded to a residence on Williamson Street for a reported drug overdose.
Upon arrival, officers found two individuals unconscious and suffering from apparent drug overdoses.
One individual, a woman, was successfully resuscitated; however, the second individual, identified as 54-year-old Roger Benthal, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
It is further alleged that investigation led authorities to Edwards in connection with the narcotics involved.
Subsequent toxicology testing determined that Benthal had Carfentanil in his bloodstream.
Last Thursday, Edwards' preliminary exam was held before visiting Judge Charles Berschback in the 41B District Court in Clinton Township.
At the conclusion of the exam, Berschback bound Edwards over on the charge of Delivery of Controlled Substance Causing Death, a felony punishable by life or any term of years.
Edwards remains in custody, and will be arraigned before Judge Joseph Toia at the Macomb County Circuit Court on May 18.
It is alleged that on September 2, 2025, Clinton Township Police responded to a residence on Williamson Street for a reported drug overdose.
Upon arrival, officers found two individuals unconscious and suffering from apparent drug overdoses.
One individual, a woman, was successfully resuscitated; however, the second individual, identified as 54-year-old Roger Benthal, was pronounced deceased at the scene.
It is further alleged that investigation led authorities to Edwards in connection with the narcotics involved.
Subsequent toxicology testing determined that Benthal had Carfentanil in his bloodstream.
Last Thursday, Edwards' preliminary exam was held before visiting Judge Charles Berschback in the 41B District Court in Clinton Township.
At the conclusion of the exam, Berschback bound Edwards over on the charge of Delivery of Controlled Substance Causing Death, a felony punishable by life or any term of years.
Edwards remains in custody, and will be arraigned before Judge Joseph Toia at the Macomb County Circuit Court on May 18.
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