Jesse Russell Lietzau

Sold pills containing fentanyl to a 25-year-old woman, who was found unresponsive in a Richfield, Minnesota, hotel room on May 16, 2021, and died; she had bought pills from him before.

Court

State, Hennepin County

State

Minnesota

Year of death

2021

Year sentenced

2024

Drugs

Fentanyl (pills)

Conduct

Commercial sale

Relationship

Not reported

Conviction

Third-degree murder

Plea or trial

Plea

Sentence

180 days in the county jail and 5 years of probation

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. news.yahoo.com

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