Case DIH-2348

Jerome Otto

State · Washington · Sentenced 2012

Dealt the dose of heroin that killed a 24-year-old Vancouver, Washington, man in August 2011; Brittany N. Sonnen, who also sold heroin to the man, pleaded guilty.

Court
State, Clark County
State
Washington
Year of death
2011
Year sentenced
2012
Drugs
Heroin
Conduct
Commercial sale
Relationship
Not reported
Conviction
Controlled substance homicide (jury verdict, with a special finding of an egregious lack of remorse)
Plea or trial
Trial
Sentence
10 years in prison (the maximum)
Found through
State prosecutor and news search, October 2026

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

Sources

  1. columbian.comDealer gets 10 years for mans heroin overdose
  2. columbian.comVancouver man convicted of drug homicide

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