> Man sentenced to 20 months in prison after 2021 fentanyl death of Bellevue teen
Man sentenced to 20 months in prison after 2021 fentanyl death of Bellevue teen
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Prosecutors believe Steven Talaga, a longtime drug dealer, sold 18-year-old Brillion Lynch the pill that killed her. They wanted to charge Talaga with controlled substance homicide but opted for two counts of drug possession and distribution.
Prosecutors couldn't definitively prove the fatal dose came from Talaga despite photos, Instagram messages and GPS coordinates connecting the two on the day of her death.
One message Talaga sent said, "Don't go dying."
"He killed my daughter," said Laura. "He knew those pills were toxic, that they were poison."
Talaga continued selling fentanyl for eight months after Brillion's death.
"There was no regret, no remorse to this day," said her brother Wyatt.
On Friday, King County Superior Court Judge John McHale gave Talaga the maximum sentence of 20 months in prison.
READ THE FULL STORY HERE: https://www.king5.com/article/news/crime/man-sentenced-fentanyl-death-bellevue-teen/281-75733b42-7249-4950-b6f4-5ebf7e3de206