Washington man guilty of distributing fentanyl resulting in two fatal overdoses – Alaska Native News

March 26, 2026
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Washington man guilty of distributing fentanyl resulting in two fatal overdoses – Alaska Native News

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JUNEAU, Alaska – Following a five-day trial, a federal jury convicted a Washington man Wednesday of distributing fentanyl pills that resulted in the overdose death of two men in Skagway. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, between Jan. 1 to 13, 2023, Jacob Cotton, 34, of Spokane, Washington, agreed to sell [...]

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