Case DIH-1372
Matthew Carnicelli
Sold a bundle of heroin laced with a fentanyl compound on October 31, 2022, to a person he knew was on prescription medication and at higher risk; the person died of an overdose in Cayuga County, New York.
- Court
- State, Cayuga County
- State
- New York
- Year of death
- 2022
- Year sentenced
- 2023
- Drugs
- Heroin laced with fentanyl
- Conduct
- Commercial sale
- Relationship
- Not reported
- Conviction
- Second-degree manslaughter; criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree
- Plea or trial
- Plea
- Sentence
- 3½ to 7 years for manslaughter, with a 7-year term on the possession count
- Found through
- State prosecutor and news search, October 2026
This case was brought under New York law. For what that law says, see New York in the state law guide.
Sources
- cayugacountyda.govSentencing in manslaughter and contractor fraud cases
Sources checked 8 October 2026. If something here is wrong or out of date, please tell us.