A Wichita Falls man will spend the next three decades behind bars after pleading guilty to murder and drug charges connected to the fentanyl overdose death of a college student.
Brandon Reginald Curry, 24, pleaded guilty on Friday, April 4, 2025, to one count of murder and one count of manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance (fentanyl, under 4 grams).
Judge Meredith Kennedy, presiding over the 78th District Court, sentenced Curry to 30 years in prison for the murder and 10 years for the drug offense, to be served concurrently. Curry received credit for 816 days of time already served.
The Fatal Overdose of Adam Sattler
Curry’s murder charge stems from a September 18, 2022 incident when Midwestern State University (MSU) student Adam Sattler was found unresponsive and face-down at his Mustang Village apartment. Authorities later confirmed that fentanyl was found in Sattler’s system during the autopsy.
Investigators say Sattler had purchased what he believed to be Percocet from Curry the night before. A witness told police that he and Sattler went to an apartment on Kemp Boulevard to meet Curry and buy the pills following a football game.
When police searched Sattler’s room, they found two cut straws and other drug paraphernalia, raising further suspicion of fentanyl use. A search of Sattler’s phone confirmed that he and Curry had coordinated the meeting on September 17, 2022, and uncovered months of messages involving Curry offering Percocet to others as well.
The Investigation and Arrest
Curry was already under investigation by the Wichita Falls Police Department’s Organized Crime Unit when he was pulled over in January 2023. During the traffic stop, Curry attempted to discard a plastic bag containing 37 fentanyl pills, according to police.
While he was in custody, the murder charge was added to his case, and he was formally indicted in April 2023.
This case marks one of the growing number of fentanyl-related homicides where drug dealers are being held criminally responsible for overdose deaths. Prosecutors emphasized the danger of fentanyl, a synthetic opioid 50 to 100 times stronger than morphine, that’s increasingly found in counterfeit pills.
Curry will now serve his sentence in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and although the two sentences will run at the same time, he faces decades of incarceration. His case highlights the increasing seriousness of fentanyl prosecutions, especially when loss of life is involved.
Law enforcement agencies continue to warn that even small amounts of fentanyl can be lethal, particularly when disguised as legitimate prescription medications.