Oct 22, 2022

Kansas teen jailed for role in fentanyl overdose death

Posted Oct 22, 2022 2:00 AM
Smith photo Sedgwick County
Smith photo Sedgwick County

SEDGWICK COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect fentanyl poisoning overdose death and have made an arrest.

The Sedgwick County Sheriff’s Office was contacted about information related to a Wichita Police Department case involving the death of 24-year-old Corey Wontorski, according to Sheriff's Lt. Benjamin Blick.

Sheriff's office investigators followed up and encountered 18-year-old Gage Smith. Deputies gathered enough information to arrest and book  Smith into the Sedgwick County Jail on requested charges that include Distribution of a Controlled Substance; Causing Death, Possession of a Controlled Substance, Use/Possession with intent to Use Drug Paraphernalia and Violate Controlled Substance Laws.