The charge was downgraded from second-degree murder. WLOS-TV reports a suspect in the case was just sentenced to serve at least 16-months for involuntary manslaughter. Rodney Hasty died in October 2019 after reportedly overdosing from fentanyl. (Buncombe County, NC) - A man is heading to prison in connected to the death of a former Buncombe County assistant district attorney.