ATHENS COUNTY, Ohio -- A teen was indicted Monday on two charges related to the April death of an Ohio University student.
NBC 4 reported with the FAST FACTS.
James Tyler Wagers, 19, of Mansfield was indicted Monday for one count of involuntary manslaughter and one count of aggravated drug trafficking in connection with the death of Eric Hansen.
Hansen, 20, died as a result of a fall from a fourth-floor dorm window at Ohio University Tuesday, April 28, 2009, while under the influence of psilocybin.
Wagers was accused of having provided psilocybin mushrooms, an hallucinogenic drug.
Psilocybin was discovered in Hansen's system during an autopsy performed by the Franklin County coroner's office.
The involuntary manslaughter charge is a first-degree felony and carries a possibility of as much as 10 years in prison.
The aggravated drug trafficking charge is a fourth-degree felony and carries a possibility of 18 months in prison.
Wagers was scheduled to appear before Judge L. Alan Goldsberry at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2009.
Ohio University police investigated the case.
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