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Woman given six years in overdose death

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A South Side woman was sentenced Tuesday to six years in prison for supplying the drugs that caused one death and one near-fatal overdose last year.

Paris L. Hatton, 31, who used to live in the 1100 block of Lilley Avenue, pleaded guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter and one count of corrupting another with drugs.

The sentence, imposed by Franklin County Common Pleas Judge Kim Brown, was recommended by prosecuting and defense attorneys as part of a plea agreement.

Lewis Jemison and Crystal Stumbo overdosed after purchasing what they thought was heroin from Hatton on Feb. 10, 2016, said Assistant Prosecutor Lizett Schreiber. [Read more…]

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Elyria man sentenced to 12 years after selling fentanyl that resulted in fatal overdose

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An Elyria man will spend 12 years in prison for selling fentanyl that caused the fatal overdose of a Lorain County man, according to a media release from the Department of Justice and U.S. Attorney’s Office for Northern District of Ohio.

David Andrew Hollis, 27, sold fentanyl Feb. 21 to a man who fatally overdosed in Lorain County, the release said. [Read more…]

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Cincinnati Man Charged with Dealing Fentanyl that Caused Death

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A federal grand jury has charged Deonte R. Dickey, 19, of Cincinnati with charges related to the distribution of fentanyl in an indictment returned here today. Specifically, Dickey is charged with six counts of distributing heroin and fentanyl – one count including an overdose death – and one count of distributing cocaine.

Benjamin C. Glassman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, Timothy J. Plancon, Special Agent in Charge, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Ohio State Highway Patrol Superintendent Col. Paul A. Pride, Hamilton County Sheriff Jim Neil, Cincinnati Police Chief Eliot K. Isaac, Norwood Police Chief William Kramer, Blue Ash Police Chief Paul Hartinger and members of the Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force announced the indictment returned Wednesday. [Read more…]

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Overdoses in Franklin County are focus of both prosecution and treatment

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A white board hanging in the Franklin County prosecutor’s office is running out of space to write the names of those charged with providing drugs that caused fatal or nonfatal overdoses.

The board contains the names of 12 people who have been indicted for one or more counts of involuntary manslaughter.

The latest name added is Shawn W. Point, 30, who was indicted last Friday on charges of involuntary manslaughter, corrupting another with drugs and trafficking in drugs. He is accused of selling drugs that led to the Sept. 21, 2015 overdose death of Sean D. Herman, 26, and the near-fatal overdose of Herman’s 27-year-old girlfriend at their apartment on East Broad Street in Bexley. [Read more…]

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Two Orrville men indicted for selling fentanyl that resulted in fatal overdose

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Two Orrville men were indicted for selling fentanyl that resulted in a fatal overdose, law enforcement officials said.

Kenneth L. Johnson, 44, and Joseph N. Carpenter, 33, were indicted on one count of distribution of fentanyl. That count carries a sentencing enhancement because the fentanyl they sold resulted in a death. Johnson faces an additional count of distribution of fentanyl. [Read more…]

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