Hardin County 18-year-old sentenced for selling fentanyl to minor who died

HARDIN COUNTY, Ky. —

A man who sold fentanyl to someone who overdosed and died is headed to prison.

Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman announced the conviction of Aadyn Kristopher-Nelson Durbin, 18, of Hardin County.

Durbin pleaded guilty in Hardin County to second-degree manslaughter, a Class C felony; trafficking in controlled substances, (carfentanil or fentanyl derivatives), also a Class C felony; and trafficking in marijuana less than 8 ounces, a Class D felony.

Durbin admitted to knowingly selling fentanyl to the victim, who was a minor.

The victim died in December 2024.

As part of the plea deal, Durbin cannot have any contact with the victim's family or attend any events at Elizabethtown Independent Schools.

“Nothing will ever fill the empty seat left at this family’s