San Diego man sentenced to 18 years for two fentanyl-related deaths

A San Diego man who distributed fentanyl that led to the overdose deaths of two people at a North Park residence was sentenced Friday to 18 years in prison.

Scott Anthony Sargent, 64, pleaded guilty to a fentanyl distribution charge for providing fentanyl that killed a 40-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man on Nov. 10, 2022, according to prosecutors.

First responders found the victims inside a bedroom, and they were pronounced dead at the scene. Sargent and another person had also used the drugs and were found unresponsive at the home, but they recovered after being treated with Narcan…

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