Case DIH-2224
James Hayes
Gave fentanyl-laced heroin to two women in Alpena, Michigan, in April 2018; one of them died. He called 911 when she appeared to have overdosed and was also charged with tampering with evidence for hiding drug paraphernalia. He was arrested in January 2020 after a Michigan State Police investigation.
- Court
- State, Alpena County
- State
- Michigan
- Year of death
- 2018
- Year sentenced
- 2020
- Drugs
- Heroin laced with fentanyl
- Conduct
- Gift
- Relationship
- Not reported
- Conviction
- Conviction for providing the drugs that led to the death (the count is not named in the source)
- Plea or trial
- Not reported in reviewed source
- Sentence
- 10 to 60 years in prison (a concurrent 10-year sentence for selling crystal meth to an informant)
- Found through
- State prosecutor and news search, October 2026
This case was brought under Michigan law. For what that law says, see Michigan in the state law guide.
Sources
- thealpenanews.comAlpena man gets 10 years in drug death
Sources checked 8 October 2026. If something here is wrong or out of date, please tell us.