Fentanyl Dealer who Caused Two Overdose Deaths Sentenced to 17 Years

ST. PAUL - Patrick Carl Timberlake, Jr., a/k/a "King," age 29, was sentenced Wednesday in United States District Court to 204 months' imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release for two counts of Distribution of Heroin and Fentanyl, announced U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen.

Timberlake is a drug dealer and a felon who is prohibited from possessing weapons. In 2019 and 2020, Timberlake sold poison-heroin containing deadly fentanyl-to two drug users who took Timberlake's poison, overdosed, and died. The U.S. Attorney's Office extends its profound condolences to the families of the victims of Timberlake and the deadly drug epidemic.

Specifically, on December 4, 2019, Timberlake sold Victim 1 approximately 0.5 grams of heroin that contained fentanyl. Victim 1 used the drugs Timberlake sold him. His father later found him unconscious on the bathroom floor and called 911. Victim 1's father and emergency personnel attempted to revive Victim 1, but he was pronounced dead. A medical examiner later determined his death to be the result of the toxic effects of heroin and fentanyl.

On January 20, 2020, Timberlake sold heroin that contained fentanyl to Victim 2. The next day, emergency services received a 911 call requesting a welfare check on Victim 2 at his parent's house for a possible overdose. First responders arrived and found Victim 2 unresponsive on the kitchen floor and pronounced him dead. A medical examiner later determined his death to be the result of the toxic effects of heroin and fentanyl.

A subsequent investigation determined that Timberlake had been dealing heroin containing fentanyl on a daily basis, first from his apartment in Saint Paul, then from his apartment in Plymouth, and finally from his apartment in Columbia Heights. The investigation also revealed that another drug customer told Timberlake of Victim 1's death the day after it happened, to which Timberlake responded: "okay." Despite knowing that his drugs had caused the death of Victim 1, Timberlake continued to sell drugs, including to Victim 2, causing his death.

A search of Timberlake's apartment in Columbia Heights revealed a Glock 23 .40 caliber handgun, a 30-round extended magazine, and ammunition-all of which Timberlake was prohibited from lawfully possessing due to his prior felony convictions.

United States District Judge Donovan W. Frank sentenced Timberlake was sentenced Wednesday on two counts of Distribution of Heroin and Fentanyl to 204 months' imprisonment followed by 3 years of supervised release. In sentencing Timberlake, Judge Frank spoke about the scourge of fentanyl deaths affecting our country and recognized the heartbreak to both of the victim's families who lost their loved ones to the fentanyl epidemic.

This case is the result of an investigation conducted by the Isanti County Sheriff's Office and Drug Enforcement Administration.

Assistant U.S. Attorneys Bradley M. Endicott and Nathan H. Nelson prosecuted the case.