A Winchester man convicted of distributing heroin to an individual who died of an overdose, was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison Monday morning.
Harold Wayne Salyers, 53, was sentenced for distribution of heroin resulting in death, conspiracy to distribute heroin, possession
with intent to distribute heroin and distribution of heroin.
Under federal law, Salyers will have to serve at least 85 percent of his prison sentence.
A federal jury convicted Salyers in October 2013 following two days of trial.
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According to the evidence at trial, in August of 2012, Salyers distributed a large quantity of heroin to an individual in Clark County, who used the heroin, overdosed and died.
The evidence further established that three other individuals witnessed the victim ingest the heroin and, the day after the victim died, Salyers
admitted to one of the witnesses in a recorded conversation that he had distributed the heroin to the victim.
An expert from the Medical Examiner’s Office and a toxicologist testified that the death was caused by the toxic effects of heroin in the victim’s body.
The evidence established that Salyers had conspired with others to distribute heroin in Clark County from August 2012 until June 2013, approximately.
