Case DIH-2963
Otis J. Hicks
A Bloomington, Indiana, man who pleaded guilty to selling the fentanyl and methamphetamine that caused the death of a 34-year-old man in March 2020. The man's mother helped police identify him as the supplier through text and Facebook messages.
- Court
- State, Monroe County
- State
- Indiana
- Year of death
- 2020
- Year sentenced
- 2024
- Drugs
- Fentanyl and methamphetamine
- Conduct
- Commercial sale
- Relationship
- Not reported
- Conviction
- Not reported (plea agreement)
- Plea or trial
- Plea
- Sentence
- 20 years in prison, with credit for 1,417 days served (he may be eligible to serve the last four years in an alternative program such as work release)
- Found through
- State prosecutor and news search, October 2026
This case was brought under Indiana law. For what that law says, see Indiana in the state law guide.
Sources
- wbiw.comA bloomington drug dealer sentenced to 20 years for fatal overdose
Sources checked 8 October 2026. If something here is wrong or out of date, please tell us.