LANSDALE â A Philadelphia man is in jail and awaiting a preliminary hearing on charges he allegedly provided a fatal dose of heroin and fentanyl to a Hatfield man.
Derrick Jackson, 58, of the 7600 block of Gilbert Street, was arraigned before District Court Judge Edward Levine on charges of drug delivery resulting in death, possession with intent to deliver a controlled substance, criminal use of a communication facility and recklessly endangering another person in connection with the Sept. 30, 2020, overdose death of Jason Evans, 49, of Hatfield.
Levine set Jacksonâs bail at $250,000 cash, which Jackson was unable to post. Jackson remains in the county jail while awaiting his April 21 preliminary hearing on the charges.