Fentanyl-related murder defendant pleads guilty
WICHITA COUNTY (KFDX/KTJL) — A man set to face a judge and jury for murder after police said he sold a pill containing fentanyl to a college student who later died is now headed to prison.
Brandon Reginald Curry, 24, of Wichita Falls, pleaded guilty to one count of murder and one count of manufacturing or delivering a controlled substance, namely fentanyl, in the amount of less than four grams on Friday, April 4, in the 78th District Court.
Presiding Judge Meredith Kennedy sentenced Curry to 30 years in prison for murder and 10 years in prison for the drug charge, setting them to run concurrently. Curry was credited with 816 days of time already served.
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Curry was arrested for the manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance in January 2023, and the murder charge was filed while he was in jail. He was first indicted in April 2023.
The murder charge stems from September 18, 2022, when police responded to Mustang Village apartments after Midwestern State University student Adam Sattler was found unresponsive and face-down on a pillow. An autopsy showed Sattler had fentanyl in his system when he died.
A witness said he and Sattler went to an apartment on Kemp to get Percocet from Curry after a football game. When police searched Sattler's room, they located drug paraphernalia — including two cut straws.
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A phone search revealed Sattler and Curry arranged a meeting on September 17, 2022. Police also found several months' worth of other messages before and after September 18, in which Curry discussed selling Percocet with potential buyers.
Curry was under investigation by the WFPD Organized Crime Unit when he was arrested in a January 2023 traffic stop, and police said he attempted to discard a plastic bag that contained 37 fentanyl pills.Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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