No Contest Plea In Drug Related Death

A Charleroi man accused of delivering a fatal dose of heroin laced with fentanyl pleaded no contest to a lesser charge. Aaron Mitchell, 42 faced drug delivery resulting in death, possession with intent to deliver and criminal use of a communications device felonies. His no contest plea to the criminal use of a communications device allowed him to walk free on Wednesday. Mitchell was accused of supplying Bradley Glesk of Charleroi the heroin laced with fentanyl that killed him in June of 2024. He was charged after police were able to determine that Blesk and Mitchell were communicating by phone about a heroin transaction. Prosecutors offered the plea deal to Mitchell when it was determined during the investigation that he was an intermediary contact regarding the transaction to purchase the drugs. Mitchell was sentenced to 6-12 months in jail. He was given credit for 183 days served and released. He will serve the rest of the sentence on probation.