An Indian Hill man is now charged with drug trafficking, accused of selling hallucinogenic mushrooms to a Terrace Park teen, who was then hit and killed by a vehicle back in March.
A Grand Jury today indicted 21 year old Andrew Weber on four counts of trafficking in drugs. He accused of selling psyllium, also known as hallucinogenic mushrooms, to 16 year old Collin Barton on March 17th for $80.
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Barton, a Mariemont High School student, was walking five miles from a party to his home along Wooster Park in the early morning hours of March 18th when he was struck and killed by a vehicle. His body was not discovered for several days. Toxicology tests indicate he had mushrooms in his system at the time of his death. The prosecutor says that he believes Barton was taking risks he would not normally take because of the drugs.
The Hamilton County prosecutor says the man who hit Barton was the designated driver for his friends that evening. He went to Milford Police after arriving at his home and telling his mother that he thought he’d hit something. Milford Police searched the area where the driver thought the collision had occurred but they could not find anything.
Deters says we never know exactly what happened when Barton was killed. However, Barton was not on the sidewalk and Deters said, there is no provable case that the driver who hit him did anything wrong.
Weber was arrested after he allegedly sold marijuana to another juvenile last weekend-an informant-and police say he had marijuana in his home ready for distribution. Weber faces 7 years in prison if convicted on all the charges.
