FRANKFORT, Ky. (Oct. 2, 2025) – Attorney General Russell Coleman announced today that action by the Attorney General’s Special Prosecutions Unit resulted in the conviction of a Hardin County man for the trafficking of fentanyl that led to the death of a minor.
Aadyn Kristopher-Nelson Durbin, 18, pleaded guilty in Hardin Circuit Court to one count of Manslaughter, Second Degree (Class C Felony), one count of Trafficking in Controlled Substances, Carfentanil or Fentanyl Derivatives (Class C Felony) and one count of Trafficking in Marijuana, less than 8oz (Class D Felony). He was sentenced to 10 years in prison.
Durbin admitted to knowingly selling fentanyl, which caused the victim’s death in December 2024. As part of the plea agreement, Durbin agreed not to have any contact with the victim’s family or attend any events at Elizabethtown Independent Schools.
Fentanyl is a powerful synthetic opioid narcotic up to 50 times stronger than heroin and 100 times stronger than morphine. As little as two milligrams of fentanyl – smaller than the tip of a pencil – can be lethal.
“Nothing will ever fill the empty seat left at this family’s kitchen table, but this conviction should send a crystal clear message. Kentucky will not tolerate this poison in our communities,” said Attorney General Coleman. “We are raising kids at a time when as little as one pill can kill. There is no margin of error, and Kentucky law enforcement will trace these pills to the source to hold drug traffickers accountable.”
Last year, 1,410 Kentuckians died of a fatal overdose, and fentanyl was present in over 60% of those deaths.
The Elizabethtown Police Department investigated the case. Assistant Attorney General Jennifer Hall prosecuted the case on behalf of the Commonwealth in partnership with Hardin Commonwealth’s Attorney Shane Young. McCall Allen with the Attorney General’s Office of Victims Advocacy provided services to the victim’s family.