A Clermont County grand jury has indicted a Cincinnati man in the overdose death of his girlfriend after investigators say cellphone data points to him as the source of the drugs.
Wade Hensgen, 51, is charged with involuntary manslaughter and multiple drug offenses after his girlfriend died from a combination of fentanyl and cocaine at a home on Lindale Nicholsville Road on November 16, 2025. Detectives say cellphone records indicate Hensgen provided the drugs, and the Clermont County coroner determined the cause of death. Deputies say they do not know where Hensgen is and are asking anyone with information on his whereabouts to call 513-732-7510.
What investigators say
The Clermont County Sheriff's Office says a grand jury returned the indictment Thursday, charging Hensgen with involuntary manslaughter, corrupting another with drugs, and trafficking fentanyl and cocaine, according to the Clermont County Sheriff's Office.
Emergency crews were called to the Lindale Nicholsville Road home on November 16, and the coroner later ruled the woman's death was caused by a combination of fentanyl and cocaine, WKRC Local 12 reported. Detectives told Local 12 they reviewed cellphone information that suggested Hensgen gave the victim the drugs.
Charges and legal context
Hensgen faces several felony counts that prosecutors typically use when they allege that a supplied drug led to a death. In Ohio, involuntary manslaughter is defined under Ohio Revised Code §2903.04, which makes the offense a felony and allows for enhanced penalties when a death results from the commission of another felony.
Prosecutors in the region have previously paired trafficking and corrupting-another-with-drugs charges with involuntary manslaughter in overdose cases, a strategy that led to a conviction in a recent Clermont-area case reported by WLWT.
Community impact and next steps
Deputies say they do not know Hensgen's current location and are urging anyone with information to call the sheriff's tip line at 513-732-7510. As of Friday morning, no arraignment date had been released.
The indictment follows months of investigation after the November 16 death and the coroner's toxicology findings. Local health officials have warned about a recent uptick in deadly overdoses and have pushed for wider access to naloxone and other prevention measures, Fox19 reported.
The coroner did not release the victim's name, according to the sheriff's office and local reporting, and the investigation remains active as detectives follow up on leads from cellphone data and other digital records. Anyone with tips on Hensgen's whereabouts is asked to contact the Clermont County Sheriff's Office at 513-732-7510.
