Patrick Carl Timberlake, Jr., also known as “King,” was sentenced to 204 months in prison and three years of supervised release for distributing heroin and fentanyl that resulted in the deaths of two individuals. The sentence was handed down by United States District Judge Donovan W. Frank.
According to information presented in court, Timberlake sold heroin laced with fentanyl to two people on separate occasions in late 2019 and early 2020. On December 4, 2019, he sold approximately half a gram of heroin containing fentanyl to the first victim, who died after using the drug. Emergency personnel responded but were unable to revive him; a medical examiner later confirmed his death was due to toxic effects from heroin and fentanyl.
On January 20, 2020, Timberlake sold another dose of heroin containing fentanyl to a second individual. The following day, emergency services found this person unresponsive at his parents’ home; he was pronounced dead at the scene. A medical examiner determined that his death was also caused by heroin and fentanyl toxicity.
Investigators discovered that Timberlake had been selling heroin mixed with fentanyl daily from various locations across Saint Paul, Plymouth, and Columbia Heights. Evidence showed that even after learning about the first overdose death linked to his drugs—when another customer informed him—Timberlake continued selling drugs, which led to the second fatality.
A search of Timberlake’s apartment in Columbia Heights turned up a Glock .40 caliber handgun with an extended magazine and ammunition. Due to prior felony convictions, Timberlake was not legally allowed to possess these items.
Judge Frank addressed the ongoing issue of fentanyl-related deaths during sentencing: “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.”
The case resulted from an investigation by the Isanti County Sheriff’s Office and Drug Enforcement Administration. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Bradley M. Endicott and Nathan H. Nelson prosecuted.
U.S. Attorney Daniel N. Rosen expressed condolences: “The U.S. Attorney’s Office extends its profound condolences to the families of the victims of Timberlake and the deadly drug epidemic.”
