The Dallas Police Department’s Narcotics Unit includes detectives who investigate all overdose-related deaths, pursuing leads to disrupt drug trafficking in and around Dallas. One of these investigations led to Dallas County’s first conviction for Fentanyl Murder, a new criminal offense to punish offenders who provide lethal doses of illegal narcotics which went into effect in 2023.
Dallas Police Narcotics Detective Jacob White, #7682, has been a member of the Dallas Police Department for 27 years, and has a strong career of investigative work in our Robbery, Homicide and Narcotics Units. He is a member of the Overdose Task Force, which responds to overdose deaths and works to trace lethal doses of narcotics to identify and arrest the sellers and distributors of illegal drugs.
On December 11, 2024, at approximately 11:40 a.m., Dallas Fire-Rescue responded to a business in the 7900 block of Great Trinity Forest Way where witnesses observed Morgan Peterson to be unresponsive in a parked car. DFR pronounced Peterson deceased, and an investigation into her death was opened. While detectives did not observe any visible signs of trauma, they did locate several capsules of white powder in a plastic bag, which prompted a response by Det. White and the Narcotics Unit, who took the lead on the investigation. An autopsy later confirmed that Peterson died of MDMA and fentanyl toxicity.
Narcotics detectives uncovered a conversation between Peterson and a person later identified as Destin Scott, who was 29 at the time. One day prior, on December 10, Peterson and Scott discussed a drug transaction and arranged for payment and delivery in the evening of December 10. Det. White determined that Peterson purchased illegal narcotics from Scott on two separate occasions on December 10.
On June 19, 2025, Destin Scott was arrested by the Dallas Police Department for Fentanyl Murder, a first-degree felony. On June 10, 2026, he pleaded guilty and was sentenced to 20 years in prison, marking the first conviction in Dallas County under the new law.
“Our Narcotics detectives worked this case diligently and I am proud to see a successful conviction under this new law, which takes a dangerous drug trafficker off the streets for a long time,” said Chief of Police Daniel C. Comeaux.
This investigation is documented under case number 184980-2024.