TBI: Three Sneedville people charged after man overdoses, dies from fentanyl toxicity

TBI: Three people facing numerous charges following overdose death in Hancock County

Investigators began looking into the case in December 2024 after 32-year-old Sloane Holt was found dead in the front yard of his home along Cantwell Valley Road in Sneedville. Authorities determined Holt died from fentanyl toxicity.

Three arrested after investigation into fatal 2024 Sneedville overdose

Three people were arrested on charges in connection to a joint-investigation of a 2024 overdose death that happened in Hancock County, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced on Thursday.

TBI: Three Sneedville people charged after man overdoses, dies from fentanyl toxicity

All three people were charged with conspiracy to sell or deliver fentanyl and one was charged with second-degree murder in Sloane Holt's 2024 overdose death.

TBI: Family members charged with selling fentanyl, providing fatal dose

Three members of a family in Hancock County are accused of drug distribution with one member charged with supplying a Sneedville man with a lethal dose of fentanyl. The TBI report said Kwade Alder, 29, Toby Alder, 56, and Halyn Alder, 28 were indicted by a grand jury on multiple drug charges with Kwade given an additional charge of second degree murder. The case is based on the death of 32-year-old Sloane Holt who was found dead in the front yar…

Investigation into Hancock County Overdose Death Leads to Three Arrests

HANCOCK COUNTY – A joint investigation by special agents with the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s Drug Investigation Division, the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, and the 3rd Judicial District Drug Task Force (DTF) into an overdose death has resulted in the arrest of three people.   In December 2024, TBI special agents joined investigators with the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office and the 3rd Judicial DTF in investigating the overdose death…