Mankato man sentenced for role in overdose death

A Mankato man was sentenced Wednesday to more than six years in prison in connection with an overdose that claimed the life of a 31-year-old man last year.
Published: Sep. 21, 2022 at 10:32 PM CDT|Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 10:46 PM CDT

MANKATO, Minn. (KEYC) - A Mankato man was sentenced Wednesday to more than six years in prison in connection with an overdose that claimed the life of a 31-year-old man last year.

Myles Hickman pleaded guilty to 3rd-degree murder in Blue Earth County Court last month.

Jesse Barnhart died from a heroin and fentanyl overdose in late May 2021.

Hickman was arrested and charged the following August.

He was given credit for 394 days of time served.