Paris Leigh Hatton

Sold a heroin and fentanyl mixture to two men in Columbus, Ohio, on February 10, 2016; one injected it and died the next day, and the other gave some to his wife, who overdosed and was revived with Narcan.

Court

State, Franklin County

State

Ohio

Year of death

2016

Year sentenced

2017

Drugs

Heroin; fentanyl

Conduct

Commercial sale

Relationship

Not reported

Conviction

Involuntary manslaughter; corrupting another with drugs

Plea or trial

Plea

Sentence

6 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. digital-release.nbc4i.com

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