A Harnett County man who died of a drug overdose has led to a Fayetteville man's arrest.

On Sunday, first responders found a 53-year-old man unresponsive at a residence on Roger Curtis Lane in Spring Lake.

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A Harnett County Sheriff's Office investigation revealed the man had purchased narcotics from Lamont McKoy Jr., a 31-year-old from Fayetteville.

McKoy was arrested for death by distribution on Tuesday. He's being held in the Harnett County Detention Center on $250,000 secured bond.

The sheriff's office did not release the name of the man who overdosed.