PITTSBURGH – Peter Rene Sanchez Montalvo aka Carlos has been
charged by federal criminal complaint with illegal distribution of a controlled
substance resulting in death and serious bodily injury, United States Attorney
Scott W. Brady, FBI Special Agent in Charge Robert Jones and Pittsburgh Public
Safety Director Wendell Hissrich announced today.
According to the federal criminal complaint filed in this
case, Montalvo was arrested early this morning at a residence in McKees Rocks,
Pennsylvania, a Pittsburgh suburb. According to the affidavit in support of the
complaint, the overdoses occurred after Montalvo distributed narcotics at an
apartment on the South Side. During the party, Montalvo, wearing distinctive
clothing, produced a large quantity of powdered narcotics in a box. He then cut
into the narcotics and scooped out a large quantity of what the users believed
was cocaine. Montalvo then started going around the room with the knife,
allowing individuals to sniff the white powder from it. The surviving users
stated that after they did a "bump" of suspected cocaine people
immediately began to drop and suffer adverse effects. Investigation by the
Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office has initially determined the
presence of fentanyl in the white powder. Pittsburgh Police Zone 3 Officers and
first responders from Pittsburgh Medics and Fire Departments were dispatched to
the apartments at 2626 Tunnel Blvd. Upon entering the building one adult male
was found deceased outside of an elevator. Five additional persons were located
inside the apartment: two deceased males and three males suffering from a
medical emergency, who were transported to UPMC Mercy.
Montalvo was arrested today and is scheduled to make an
initial appearance in federal court at 1:30 p.m. before U.S. Magistrate Judge
Patricia Dodge. The United States Attorney’s Office intends to seek detention
of the defendant without bail. Assistant United States Attorney Brendan Conway
is prosecuting this case on behalf of the government.
The law provides for a maximum total sentence of not less
than 20 years and up to life in prison, a fine of $1,000,000, or both. Under
the Federal Sentencing Guidelines, the actual sentence imposed would be based
upon the seriousness of the offenses and the prior criminal history, if any, of
the defendant.
The investigation leading to the filing of charges in these
cases was conducted by the FBI’s Western Pennsylvania Opioid Task Force, which
is comprised of law enforcement officers from the FBI, Port Authority Police of
Allegheny County, the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office, the North Versailles
Police Department and the Stowe Twp. Police Department, along with the
Pittsburgh
Bureau of Police and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
A criminal complaint is an accusation. A defendant is
presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty.
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