Two Poway Men Sentenced to Prison for Firefighter's Fatal Fentanyl Overdose

Brian Parrish. Courtesy Cal Fire Two Poway residents were sentenced to federal prison terms Friday for supplying the fentanyl that led to a local f...

December 3, 2022
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Brian Parrish. Courtesy Cal Fire Two Poway residents were sentenced to federal prison terms Friday for supplying the fentanyl that led to a local firefighter's fatal overdose. Justin Gale Mata, 41, and Everett Justin Curtis, 48, pleaded guilty to providing the drugs that killed Brian M. Parrish, a firefighter with Cal Fire in San Diego County. Mata received a 15 year sentence, while Curtis was sentenced to 12 years and seven months. According to the U.S. Attorney's Office, text messages showed Curtis and Parrish discussed the drug purchase on Jan.

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