Muncie man draws 30-year sentence for role in fatal overdose
Anthony Wayne Tiller, 42, had pleaded guilty in February to dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death, a Level 1 felony carrying up to 40 years in prison.
Muncie police said Tiller sold drugs to Brian K. Bell Sr., a 58-year-old Muncie man who died as a result of an overdose on June 18, 2022.
A family member told investigators Bell had been prescribed Oxycodone for back pain and at times "ran out" of his medication and bought pills from Tiller.
The witness said the men were acquainted through the substance abuse rehabilitation program Bell helped operate.
More: Muncie resident held in OD death of man who led addiction recovery efforts
Tinder, who pleaded guilty in February, was sentenced Wednesday by Delaware Circuit Court 4 Judge John Feick.
Chief Deputy Prosecutor Zach Craig had recommended Tinder receive "an aggravated and executed" sentence.
Under the terms of a plea agreement, a second charge pending against Tiller — dealing in a narcotic drug, a Level 5 felony carrying up to six years in prison — was dismissed.
His record included drug-related convictions in Delaware and Randolph counties.
Soon after his arrest, Tiller asked that his case be moved out of Delaware County, saying he could not receive a fair trial because Bell was so well-known locally as an addiction recovery activist.
The effort to move the case was later abandoned.
Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com.
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