Case DIH-2358
Christopher Payne
Provided the fentanyl and xylazine that killed his 15-year-old brother at their Mount Carmel, Pennsylvania, home on April 6, 2023; he told police he and a co-defendant often drove to the Philadelphia area to buy fentanyl. Charged with drug delivery resulting in death, he pleaded to the misdemeanor of involuntary manslaughter in exchange for his testimony.
- Court
- State, Northumberland County
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Year of death
- 2023
- Year sentenced
- 2024
- Drugs
- Fentanyl and xylazine
- Conduct
- Unknown
- Relationship
- Family
- Conviction
- Involuntary manslaughter (plea; drug delivery resulting in death not pursued)
- Plea or trial
- Plea
- Sentence
- One to five years in state prison
- Found through
- State prosecutor and news search, October 2026
This case was brought under Pennsylvania law. For what that law says, see Pennsylvania in the state law guide.
Sources
- dailyitem.comMount carmel man gets 5 years in state prison in manslaughter case
- newsitem.comWoman charged in drug related death granted immediate parole after serving minimum sentence
Sources checked 8 October 2026. If something here is wrong or out of date, please tell us.