A Gwinnett County man has pleaded guilty to selling pills that led to two fentanyl overdoses and deaths.
Devin Duvall Wells, 32, was convicted of second-degree murder, distribution of fentanyl, possession of a Schedule II controlled substance with intent to distribute and three counts of illegal use of a communications facility in connection with the death of 22-year-old Gannon McDermott.
In a related case, he was convicted of trafficking fentanyl, possessing a vehicle for the distribution or furnishing of narcotics, attempted perjury and two counts of possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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According to District Attorney Patsy Austin-Gatson’s office, McDermott was found dead in his bedroom at a sober living home in Lilburn in November 2023.
Investigators learned that McDermott had purchased what he believed to be Percocet pills from Wells over his phone three times in the week before his death.
They say Wells made between $8,000 and $11,000 a month selling “Percocet” to people.
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Officers followed Wells for months before arresting him during a traffic stop. They searched his home and three other cars, finding guns, ammunition and pills that tested positive for fentanyl.
After arresting Wells, they found evidence on his phone that he had sold pills to another woman who had overdosed a few days before McDermott, Melissa “Missy” Stephens.
According to toxicology reports, both Stephens and McDermott had enough fentanyl in their systems to kill at least 10 adults.
Wells was sentenced to 40 years in prison, followed by 10 years probation.
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