Louisville Man Charged With Selling Fentanyl Resulting In Fatal Overdose

Thursday, August 28, 2025, 7:00 A.M. ET. 2 Minute Read, By Art Fletcher: Englebrook Independent News,

LOUISVILLE, KY.- A 25-year-old Louisville, Kentucky, man will continue to remain detained pending trial after being indicted last Wednesday with distributing a fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pill, which caused a fatal overdose of a 17-year-old boy in December 2024.

     According to U.S. Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner, on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, a Federal Grand Jury for the Western District of Kentucky returned a superseding indictment charging Tyler Cull, 25, of Louisville, Kentucky, with Distribution of a Controlled Substance, Fentanyl Resulting in Death.

According To The Charging Information Unsealed In The Indictment

     According to the charging information unsealed in the indictment, it is alleged that Cull distributed and sold a mixture and substance containing fentanyl in Jefferson County, Kentucky, and Hardin County, Kentucky, which resulted in the death of an individual. Cull was previously indicted on April 2, 2025, for possession with the intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing fentanyl. This occurred on March 26, 2025, in Jefferson County, Kentucky.

     On June 12, 2025, Cull appeared in the U.S. District Federal Court in Louisville, Kentucky, and was ordered detained by a U.S. Magistrate Judge on the initial indictment, and will remain jailed pending trial.

     If convicted at trial, Cull faces a mandatory minimum of 20 years and a maximum of up to life in federal prison. At sentencing upon a finding of guilt, a U.S. District Court Judge would determine the term of imprisonment based on the seriousness of the offense and Cull’s prior criminal history, if any.

     “Today marks the first step in the formal process of holding Tyler Cull accountable for pushing poison into our Commonwealth, causing the death of a remarkable person,” said U.S. Attorney Kyle Bumgarner. “Our Office will aggressively pursue this prosecution to ensure justice for the victim’s family and put all others in the Commonwealth on notice that you will face the weight of federal prosecution if your cavalier drug distribution kills one of our brothers or sisters.” 

“The rules of the court require us to include a statement that states: The charges outlined in this publication are merely accusations, and the defendant and or defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty beyond reasonable doubt.”