Dealer Charged In Warminster Man's Overdose Death: Police

WARMINSTER, PA — A Philadelphia man is under arrest after police say he sold fentanyl to a Warminster man, leading to his overdose death.

Police arrested Nicholas John Silvidio, 27, of Bridge Street in Philadelphia, on Friday. He is charged in the March 29 overdose death of 24-year-old Nicholas Hernandez. Authorities say Hernandez's body was found, in the presence of drug paraphernalia, inside his East Street Road home.

According to prosecutors, a search of his phone unearthed text messages in which Silvidio arranged to sell him heroin.

"This stuff is not as strong as the last stuff, but it’s still pretty strong so be careful," Silvidio wrote, according to an affidavit of probable cause. "I’m just gonna drop it off and go. I’m not gonna hang out like last time so make sure you don’t die."

He is charged with drug delivery resulting in death, involuntary manslaughter, delivery of a controlled substance and other charges. He was being held at Bucks County Correctional Facility in lieu of 10 percent of $75,000 bail.