Case DIH-1173
Steven Lay
Bought fentanyl for $65 from a Middletown dealer in April 2016 and used it with his girlfriend at their Lebanon, Ohio, home while their children were in the next room; he passed out, found her unconscious, tried CPR, then flushed the rest of the drugs and hid the paraphernalia before calling 911. She died.
- Court
- State, Warren County
- State
- Ohio
- Year of death
- 2016
- Year sentenced
- 2016
- Drugs
- Fentanyl
- Conduct
- Share; co-use
- Relationship
- Partner
- Conviction
- Involuntary manslaughter; corrupting another with drugs; tampering with evidence; child endangering (two counts)
- Plea or trial
- Plea
- Sentence
- 7 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
- wcpo.comLebanon man gets 7 years in girlfriends overdose death
Sources checked 8 October 2026. If something here is wrong or out of date, please tell us.