Pair charged in fentanyl-related death under Georgia's new ‘Austin's Law’

The recent death of John Paul Cates in Waynesboro has led to the arrests of two Waynesboro suspects using Georgia’s newly enacted “Austin’s Law.” Charlie Wren Daniel, 43, and John Ryan Phillips, 32, both residents of Waynesboro, have been charged following an investigation into Cates’ drug overdose death, according to Col. Jimmy Wylds with the Burke County Sheriff’s Office. “Austin’s Law,” signed by Governor Kemp on April 30, is a landmark legislation aimed at holding individuals accountable for fentanyl-related deaths. Named in memory of Austin Walters, a fentanyl overdose victim,...