Charity Taylor

Her group sold the fentanyl pills that killed a 43-year-old man in October 2023; the attorney general said it had brought about 10,000 fentanyl pills into South Dakota over two to three years.

Court

State, Pennington County

State

South Dakota

Year of death

2023

Year sentenced

2024

Drugs

Fentanyl (pills)

Conduct

Commercial sale

Relationship

Not reported

Conviction

Enhanced distribution resulting in death; distribution of a controlled substance to a minor; conspiracy to bring fentanyl into South Dakota

Plea or trial

Plea

Sentence

23 years in prison

Found through

State prosecutor and news search, October 2026

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

Sources

1. atg.sd.gov
2. rapidcitypost.com

Sources checked 8 October 2026. If something here is wrong or out of date, please tell us.

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