San Diego, California – A San Diego man has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for supplying the fentanyl mixture that caused two fatal overdoses in North Park in 2022, a case prosecutors say reflects the escalating human toll of the synthetic opioid crisis in Southern California and across the nation.
U.S. District Court Judge Cathy Ann Bencivengo handed down the sentence Friday for 41-year-old Scott Anthony Sargent. Prosecutors had pushed for the maximum 20-year term, arguing that Sargent not only provided the drugs that killed a 40-year-old woman and a 35-year-old man, but continued selling fentanyl even after witnessing the fatal consequences firsthand.
“This sentence reflects one of our Office’s priorities of federally prosecuting and securing significant sentences for drug dealers who provide deadly drugs to their victims,” U.S. Attorney Adam Gordon said in a statement. “Nothing can undo the loss these families have suffered, but their loved ones’ memories drive our unwavering resolve to confront the fentanyl crisis.”…