An East Chicago man is facing charges he sold fentanyl to a man who fatally overdosed in August 2023.

Theodis Jackson, 45, was charged on Oct. 3 with Dealing in a Controlled Substance Resulting in Death, a Level 1 felony, and Dealing in a Narcotic Drug, a Level 5 felony.

He posted a $10,000 cash bond on Oct. 21.

Hammond Police responded at 2:34 p.m. Aug. 2, 2023, to 169th Street and Delaware Avenue in the city’s Hessville section for a white Hyundai “parked” at a stop sign.

Two men were inside. One was passed out. The other, Juan Sepulveda, 49, of Hammond, died of an accidental fentanyl overdose the next day. Cops found a baggie with “pink” powder in the car.

Court records show the men went to Lakeside apartments in East Chicago less than an hour earlier to buy heroin from “H,” or Jackson. The other man bought heroin from Jackson for the past month.

The parking lot drug deal was captured on camera.

The affidavit alleges the other man bought heroin from Jackson for himself and Sepulveda. A check of public court filings does not show charges for him.

mcolias@post-trib.com