Case DIH-1130

Christopher J. Williams

State · Ohio · Sentenced 2025

Sold the drugs found in the system of a 32-year-old Mentor man who was found dead in a Goodwill store bathroom in Painesville Township, Ohio, on November 7, 2023, with high levels of fentanyl.

Court
State, Lake County
State
Ohio
Year of death
2023
Year sentenced
2025
Drugs
Fentanyl
Conduct
Commercial sale
Relationship
Not reported
Conviction
Involuntary manslaughter; corrupting another with drugs; trafficking heroin
Plea or trial
Trial
Sentence
8 to 12 years in prison
Found through
State prosecutor and news search, October 2026

This case was brought under Ohio law. For what that law says, see Ohio in the state law guide.

Sources

  1. cleveland19.comWilloughby drug trafficker sentenced involuntary manslaughter after man dies goodwill bathroom

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