Grieving father challenges community to 'get educated' about fentanyl

Cody Ivins says fentanyl killed his teen son

 

  • Cody Ivins and his family are spreading the word about the dangers of fentanyl, which killed his son Layton in January. Cody sits here with his son Kylon, 15, who was Layton’s younger brother.
    Cody Ivins and his family are spreading the word about the dangers of fentanyl, which killed his son Layton in January. Cody sits here with his son Kylon, 15, who was Layton’s younger brother.

    Williamson County has not yet said officially what killed Georgetown High School sophomore Layton Ivins in January, but Cody Ivins says he knows that the opioid fentanyl took his son’s life — and he’s on a crusade to wake up the community about the killer in its midst.

    Layton, 16, was found dead at a friend’s house on January 22. 

    “I never thought I’d outlive my son,” Mr. Ivins said. “I could n…