Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office / Lafredrick Deon Sails, 43A Chattanooga man has pleaded guilty to a lesser offense of distribution of fentanyl in connection with a 2021 overdose death.
Lafredrick Sails, 43, changed his plea Monday in front of Magistrate Judge Michael Dumitru at Chattanooga’s federal court, according to a minute entry for the hearing.
The charge carries a maximum sentence of 20 years, but Sails is expected to serve about 12 in federal prison, his plea deal shows.
Sails was initially charged with knowingly and intentionally distributing a substance containing fentanyl on or about March 10, 2021, resulting in the death of Melton Brown, the indictment said.
Brown was found dead at his East 26th Street home, according to an affidavit in his case.