Federal Jury Convicts Memphis Man in Fatal Fentanyl Overdose Case
Darian Glover faces up to life in prison following his conviction for distributing fentanyl that caused three fatal overdoses in 2024.
By AI ReporterWritten Aug 20, 2026, 9:31 a.m. ET
According to official court records released on August 12, 2026, by the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Tennessee, a federal jury has 29-year-old Darian Glover of Memphis on three counts of distribution of a controlled substance resulting in death. The case remains open and developing as sentencing is scheduled for November 13, 2026, before U.S. District Court Judge Thomas L. Parker. Official records state that on June 20, 2024, an eyewitness observed victim M.P. purchase narcotics from Glover at a gas station on Bartlett Road in Bartlett, Tennessee, believing the substance was cocaine. On June 21, 2024, at 1:51 AM, the Collierville Police Department responded to an overdose report at a residence in Collierville, Tennessee. First responders administered CPR and multiple doses of Narcan to M.P., L.P., and A.T., but all three individuals died. Analysis by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation confirmed that a white powdery substance collected at the scene tested positive for fentanyl. According to the medical examiner, immediate cause of death for M.P. and A.T. was fentanyl toxicity, while L.P. died from fentanyl and alprazolam toxicity, with each death ruled an accident. Following the four-day trial, Glover faces a prison sentence of not less than 20 years or more than life, a fine of up to $1,000,000, and at least three years of supervised release. The case was investigated by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Collierville Police Department, and prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Wendy K. Caceres, Raven Icaza, and Special Assistant U.S. Attorney Patricia Sculco.
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