FOND DU LAC (NBC 26) — Shane R. Billington, 38, has been sentenced to seven years in prison and nine years of extended supervision for his role in a 2017 fentanyl overdose that claimed the life of a Fond du Lac man.

The case stemmed from the early morning hours of October 7, 2017, when police found the victim deceased inside a vehicle parked outside the Northway Motel. An investigation revealed that Billington helped obtain fentanyl from a local supplier and provided it to the victim as part of a birthday celebration. Detectives later uncovered a poem Billington sent to the victim’s family, describing the “birthday present” he gave and expressing guilt over his friend’s death.

In September 2022, the case was reopened after new evidence surfaced, including statements from a witness who sa

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