Man brought before district court in Lincoln for fatal fentanyl overdose

LINCOLN, Nebraska (KLKN) – A Lincoln man is facing charges for a fatal fentanyl overdose.

On Thursday, Lancaster County Judge Laurie Yardley found there was probable cause in the case against Michel Mikaya and remanded the case to district court.

33-year-old Mikaya is accused of distributing an exceptionally dangerous drug.

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According to court documents, Mikaya sold a bag of pills to a 27-year-old man in August 2023.

The pills were labeled “M30” (oxycodone), but in reality they contained fentanyl, police said.

The man died in a Lincoln home after taking at least one of the pills, an affidavit said.

Mikaya was arrested in June. He is being held on $750,000 bail.

His arraignment in Lancaster County District Court is scheduled for October 9.