BOONE COUNTY, Ind. — An Indianapolis man has been sentenced to more than 20 years behind bars for his role in the fatal overdose of a man in Boone County three years ago.
The Boone County Prosecutor’s Office announced on Thursday that 31-year-old William Wills received a 26-year sentence, with 22 of those years being served in the Indiana Department of Correction and the remaining four years through the Boone County Community Corrections work release program.
The sentencing follows a plea agreement where Wills admitted to selling heroin and fentanyl to Travis Barnes on Sept. 1, 2023, one day before Barnes was found dead inside his Boone County home.
The initial plea agreement was filed in court on May 7, where Wills pleaded guilty to dealing in a controlled substance resulting in death, which is a Level 1 felony…