Convicted fentanyl dealer tied to 2 fatal overdoses sentenced to 17 years

The Brief

  • A man convicted of two overdose deaths was sentenced to 204 months in prison by a federal judge.
  • Patrick Carl Timberlake, 29, of Columbia Heights, sold heroin laced with fentanyl, leading to at least two deaths.
  • Prosecutors showed that Timberlake continued to sell drugs despite knowing one of his customers died.

ST. PAUL, Minn. (FOX 9) A 29-year-old man has been sentenced for distributing heroin and fentanyl after two overdose deaths were linked to him by investigators.

Twin Cities drug dealer sentenced to prison

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Patrick Carl Timberlake, Jr., 29, also known as “King,” was sentenced to 204 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for distributing heroin and fentanyl.

Timberlake was connected to the deaths of two people who overdosed on the drugs he sold. Investigators found he sold heroin containing fentanyl from apartments in St. Paul, Plymouth, and Columbia Heights.

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