Cincinnati man accused of supplying drugs that led to death of Fairfield sister-in-law

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Dec 23, 2024
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A 41-year-old Cincinnati man was charged in the March death of his Fairfield sister-in-law, who died of a drug overdose.

Auqeith Byner of Michaels Run in Cincinnati, faces involuntary manslaughter, a first-degree felony, and corrupting another with drugs, a second-degree felony, according to Butler County court records which were sealed on Dec. 10 and unsealed last week.

Family members found 36-year-old Sherry Geis of Seward Road in Fairfield unresponsive in her bed from an apparent overdose, and paramedics determined she was deceased, according to police.

Auqeith Byner, 42, of Cincinnati, was arrested in September in Kentucky on several charges, including two counts of drug trafficking. He was later charged related to a fugitive warrant from another state. In Butler County, Byner was charged in December for a March incident related to the death of Sherry Geis. PROVIDED/KENTON COUNTY KY

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The Fairfield investigation brought in Fairfield Twp. Police after it was determined Byner had allegedly sold Geis drugs around the corner from Geis’ Fairfield home at the UDF on Tylersville Road in Fairfield Twp.

According to the Butler County Coroner’s Office, the autopsy showed Geis died from an accidental drug overdose of fentanyl and cocaine.

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Byner is in the Kenton County, Kentucky Detention Center after being arrested in September on several charges, including a pair of unrelated drug trafficking charges, one related to cocaine and one related to fentanyl. Kentucky court records show he’s charged with promoting contraband and tampering with evidence.

He also faces a fugitive warrant from another state, though the Kenton County Clerk of Courts did not have a record of which state.

Byner has a $100,000 cash bond related to the fugitive warrant and $50,000 cash bond for the criminal case out of Covington, Kentucky.

He’s scheduled to appear in the Kentucky court for a pair of status hearings on Jan. 6 and 8.

Fairfield Twp. Police Sgt. Brandon McCroskey said once Byner can be extradited to Ohio, he will face the two felony charges in Butler County Court.

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Michael D. Pitman has been a reporter in southwest Ohio since 1999. He's covered local governments in Warren and Butler counties, as well as state and national issues. He currently covers the cities of Fairfield and Hamilton.