Anthony James Costello

Gave a 16-year-old money to buy drugs from Crystal Marie Swenson in Sauk Rapids, Minnesota, on March 2, 2024, and used the drugs with him; the teen died of a fentanyl overdose.

Court

State, Benton County

State

Minnesota

Year of death

2024

Year sentenced

2025

Drugs

Fentanyl (in cocaine)

Conduct

Other (see detail)

Relationship

Not reported

Conviction

Second-degree manslaughter

Plea or trial

Plea

Sentence

48 months in prison

Found through

State prosecutor and news search, October 2026

This case was brought under Minnesota law. For what that law says, see Minnesota in the state law guide.

Sources

1. ag.state.mn.us

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