A South Carolina man was sentenced on Tuesday to spend more than 24 years in prison for selling his friend drugs that he knew she intended to use to commit suicide.
In a court hearing, prosecutor U.S. Attorney Ben Garner read aloud text messages that Hunt and Bandman had exchanged before the latter's death, the"It's frustrating how I can't die," she had written to Garner after her first attempt to commit suicide through an overdose failed. When Hunt replied that he was baffled that 20 pills did not have an effect, Bandman wrote back that she would"need more for it to happen.
After selling her the fatal drugs, Hunt texted Bandman to ask whether she had taken them yet, to which she said no. He asked why not, and she replied that she was waiting for her roommates to leave. Bandman was found dead on January 28, 2016, and Hunt was later arrested in connection with the death. He told police that he had known Bandman's plan was to overdose purposefully when he sold her the drugs, according to."Not only did he not help her, but he provided instructions to commit suicide."reported.
Even so, the judge presiding over the case, Michelle Childs, ultimately agreed with the prosecutor's assessment that Hunt knew full well the part he would be guilty of playing in Bandman's death if she succeeded in overdosing.. The newspaper also reported that Childs gave Hunt the"harshest sentence available," because she could have sentenced Hunt to only 20 years in prison.In a statement from the Justice Department released on Wednesday, U.S. Attorney Sherri A.
"AJ Hunt's distribution of oxycodone destroyed two young lives and shattered two families, and we will continue to bring justice to those, like Hunt, whose distribution of illegal drugs results in the death of another individual," Lydon said in the statement read."It is my hope that this tragic case will also help us raise awareness among students, parents, and schools about the devastating effects the misuse and abuse of opioids can have on our college campuses.
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