Man gets 6 to 12 years in fiancee’s fatal OD

Bloom convicted of drug delivery resulting in death

CLEARFIELD -- A Clearfield County man was sentenced to state prison Monday for six to 12 years for his involvement in the fatal overdose of his fiancee in 2021.

Trevor Joel Bloom, 41, West Decatur, was convicted of drug delivery resulting in death and delivery of a controlled substance -- both felonies -- as well as misdemeanor recklessly endangering another person.

The charges stem from an incident on Dec. 21, 2021, when authorities were notified that a 36-year-old woman, Lindsey Laborde, was having a cardiac arrest at a Coal Hill Road residence.

Although Narcan was administered and CPR performed on her both prior to emergency services arriving on scene and after, she was pronounced dead at Penn Highlands Clearfield.

Bloom -- Laborde's fiance -- and another male were on the scene, with Bloom being the one who called 911.

In court Monday, sparks flew between the two families after both the victim's and Bloom's families made statements.

The victim's sister brought a photo of Laborde to remind everyone that she was a person. She was "so loved, so special."

She emphasized that the family will never get over losing her and now the "sun never shines as bright."

She spoke directly to Bloom, calling him a "parasite" to the victim, who was involved with him for 12 years. Without him she would not have been exposed to drugs, she noted.

"You are the sole reason she is not alive today," the sister said.

She asked Ammerman to give him the maximum sentence to stop anyone else from dying.

Bloom's mother spoke, noting that her family "lost Lindsey too." She stated that they begged her to get him into a rehabilitation program, but claimed Laborde felt she had it under control.

"Addiction is an ugly disease," she said, but he loved Laborde.

This was a "terrible accident" and because drugs were always in the house, no one could be sure how she took it that day, she said.

District Attorney Ryan Sayers noted that Bloom, who admitted to being a drug addict for 20 years, had resuscitated 70 people who had overdosed on drugs, which showed his impact on the community.

Although the probation office had recommended that Bloom receive 10 to 20 years in state prison, Sayers asked the judge to give him 20 to 40 years instead.

Bloom's attorney, Joshua Maines, agreed that Bloom struggled with drug addiction but called her death an accident, adding there is no question he did not intend for this to happen.

Bloom tried to resuscitate her and called 911 as he tried to "save the life of the woman he loved and mourns," Maines said.

Ammerman stated that this case is a "disaster" any way you look at it. He noted for the record that he had received letters from both the victim's family and Bloom's family.

He sentenced Bloom to serve six to 12 years in state prison with 12 months of re-entry supervision.

According to the affidavit of probable cause, Bloom told police she had complained of being sick and having a headache all day. She was not a drug user, but "he suggested to Laborde that she 'snort' the heroin, ultimately making a line for her on a small table in the dining room."

He said he was "only joking" with her and did not think she would use it.

He went upstairs to play music with the other man for about 20 minutes before returning downstairs, where he found her unresponsive on the floor.

The coroner's report indicated the victim had overdosed on fentanyl.

When asked by authorities about what was in the stamp bags he purchased, Bloom confirmed he knew it would be fentanyl because "everything you purchase these days is fentanyl."