Daryn Joshua Odell Karnes, 21, who lives north of Hillsboro, recently was arrested for a federal charge accusing him of supplying fentanyl that killed a man in 2024, the U.S. District Attorney’s Office announced.
Karnes was arrested Jan. 12. A grand jury had charged him on Dec. 10 with one count of distribution of fentanyl resulting in a death, court records show.
The indictment accuses Karnes of supplying a mixture containing fentanyl that resulted in the death of a man in Jefferson County on Jan. 5, 2024.
A motion seeking to hold Karnes in jail until trial said the alleged victim and his girlfriend bought capsules containing a mix of fentanyl, xylazine and heroin from someone known as “Luh Daryn.” An investigation led to Karnes, according to the motion.
The Drug Enforcement Administration and Jefferson County Sheriff's Office investigated the case.
Assistant U.S. attorney Mohsen Pasha is prosecuting the case.