EUGENE, Ore. – The Eugene Police Department (EPD) has been responding to an alarming number of overdose-related deaths since Wednesday, August 2, 2023. At least 8 individuals have lost their lives due to overdose during this period. The Lane County Medical Examiner is currently investigating the cause of death in each case, but initial findings … Read more
CLEVELAND, Tenn. – The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) has charged two men in the death of an inmate at the Bradley County Jail in July. Jonathan Eric Bankston, 35, and Jonathan Bryan Hilliard, 31, are facing charges of second-degree murder, as well as manufacture, sale, and delivery of schedule II drugs, and possession of … Read more
A Kansas man from Wichita has been sentenced to 18 years in prison for the fatal overdose of his infant son. The case raises important questions about drug abuse and its impact on families. The 23-year-old father was convicted of first-degree murder after his 5-month-old son died from an overdose of methamphetamine. The tragedy shed … Read more
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Bud Shelton, 34, was sentenced to 25 years and four months on Monday for setting fire to a teenager’s body in the Morena/Linda Vista neighborhood in August 2022. The victim, 15-year-old Janaeshia Dubose, died from a fentanyl overdose, after which Shelton burned her body. The prosecution claimed that Shelton had engaged … Read more
SAVAGE, Minn. – A 34-year-old man from Woodbury, Tino Andre Jones Jr., was sentenced to 135 months in prison on December 22 for pleading guilty to third-degree murder in the overdose death of a man in Savage. The murder conviction in drug overdose cases is a rarity, and the successful prosecution was attributed to the … Read more
A Woodbury man has been sentenced for his involvement in a fatal overdose in Savage, Minnesota. The man, identified as 34-year-old, was found guilty and sentenced for his role in the overdose death. The sentencing took place in Dakota County District Court on Thursday. The man was charged with providing the drugs that resulted in … Read more
PORT JERVIS, N.Y. – Ralph Mann, a 37-year-old resident of Sullivan County, was sentenced to four years in prison and two years of post-release supervision in Orange County Court on Thursday, Jan. 4. This sentence comes after Mann pleaded guilty to criminal sale of a controlled substance in connection with a man’s death, according to … Read more
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – The Volusia Sheriff’s Office has apprehended a suspect in connection with multiple overdose deaths in the Daytona Beach area. 29-year-old Shawn Adams, a convicted drug dealer with a lengthy history of felony charges, has been identified as the individual responsible for selling the drugs linked to these tragic deaths. Adams gained … Read more
Matthews, North Carolina – Two drug dealers were sentenced to long prison terms this week after pleading guilty in a case involving an overdose death, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina. Patrick Tylicki, 32, of Matthews, will serve 12 years, while Gregory Kirk, 28, of Charlotte, will serve … Read more
MATTHEWS, N.C. (QUEEN CITY NEWS) – Two drug dealers from North Carolina have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms this week after pleading guilty in a case involving an overdose death, as announced by the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of North Carolina. Patrick Tylicki, 32, from Matthews, will serve 12 years, while … Read more