This Thursday Feb. 28, 2019 booking photo released by the Oakland County Sheriff's Office, Nathaniel Abraham is shown in Pontiac, Mich. Abraham, who was convicted of murder at age 13, has been arrested on a drug charge. The Oakland County Sheriff's Office says 33-year-old was booked Thursday into the county jail in Pontiac on a charge of controlled substance/amphetamine. (Oakland County Sheriff's Office via AP)
PONTIAC, Mich. – A Detroit-area man who was convicted of murder at age 13 has been charged with selling heroin and methamphetamine.
Nathaniel Abraham now is 33 years old. Bond was set at $100,000 during a court appearance Friday in Farmington Hills. Outside court, attorney James Galen says his client isn't "holding up so well."
The Oakland County sheriff's office says investigators seized meth, about $3,100 and digital scales at a house in Pontiac.
Abraham faces drug charges in two communities. A court hearing in Pontiac is set for Saturday.
Abraham was 11 in 1997 when he was accused of fatally shooting a stranger in Pontiac. He was convicted at age 13. He was released from state supervision in 2007 but has had subsequent legal problems.
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