Case DIH-2199
Brian Sidwell
Provided fentanyl, alprazolam and/or hydrocodone to a person in February 2020 who died after using it, according to Wood County, West Virginia, court records. The prosecution sought the 15-year maximum; the defense asked for home confinement or a shorter term.
- Court
- State, Wood County
- State
- West Virginia
- Year of death
- 2020
- Year sentenced
- 2021
- Drugs
- Fentanyl; alprazolam and/or hydrocodone
- Conduct
- Unknown
- Relationship
- Not reported
- Conviction
- Drug delivery resulting in death
- Plea or trial
- Not reported in reviewed source
- Sentence
- 12 years in prison (definite term; credit for 145 days)
- Found through
- State prosecutor and news search, October 2026
This case was brought under West Virginia law. For what that law says, see West Virginia in the state law guide.
Sources
- newsandsentinel.comParkersburg man sentenced in fatal drug overdose
Sources checked 8 October 2026. If something here is wrong or out of date, please tell us.