Jimmy Flakes Jr. of Lawnside will serve seven years in state prison.
The following information is on file with the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office:
Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina has announced that a Lawnside drug dealer has pled guilty in superior court to causing the death of a Marlton customer to whom officials say he sold heroin last year.
Under an agreement with the prosecutor’s office, Jimmy Flakes Jr., 41, of the 100 block of Ashland Avenue in Lawnside, will serve seven years in state prison in exchange for pleading guilty to strict liability for a Drug-induced death in the first degree.
Sentencing in the case is scheduled for Jan. 11.
According to officials, the investigation revealed that Jeffrey Potter, 45, from the Marlton, was discovered dead in his home on Sept. 28 after using heroin that had been purchased from Flakes.
Officials say the investigation further revealed that Flakes made a profit of $10 on the sale of the heroin to the victim.
According to officials, an autopsy performed by Burlington County Medical Examiner Dr. Ian Hood determined the cause of death was opiate toxicity.
The case against Flakes is being prosecuted by assistant prosecutor Jeremy Lackey and assistant prosecutor Jamie Hutchinson.
The case was investigated by the Evesham Township Police (NJ) Department, with assistance from the Lawnside Police Department in Camden County.
The lead investigator was ETPD Det. Christopher DeFrancesco.
