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MANITOWOC – A 30-year-old Manitowoc man was sentenced on Wednesday in connection with the May 9 fentanyl overdose death of 26-year-old Christopher T. Vogel.

The charge for Tyler J. Reed, 5904 Calumet Ave., was reduced in October from first-degree reckless homicide/delivering drugs to felony manufacturing/delivering fentanyl. He entered a no contest plea.

Manitowoc County Circuit Judge Jerome Fox withheld Reed's sentence and placed him on probation for four years with the condition that he spend seven months in jail, with work-release privileges, starting immediately, according to recently released court records.

Vogel was found dead at his Fairmont Lane residence, where police found drug paraphernalia, including fentanyl patches. The Manitowoc County coroner's report said his cause of death was fentanyl toxicity.

David P. Radandt, 29, of Two Rivers, and Thomas R. Fagan, 34, of Manitowoc, each face one felony charge of being party to the crime of first-degree reckless homicide/delivering drugs and one felony charge each of party to the crime of delivering fentanyl in connection with Vogel's death.

Fagan has a status conference scheduled for 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 11 and Radandt has a status conference scheduled for 11:30 a.m. on March 2.

Police alleged earlier that Fagan had a prescription for fentanyl gel patches, which release the narcotic pain medication. He allegedly sold them to Radandt, who, in turn, sold them to Reed. Reed then provided the drug to Vogel.

Conditions of Reed's probation also include a drug and alcohol assessment and follow-through counseling; having no contact with Radandt and Fagan except with approval; paying costs of the court action and supervision fees; undergoing assessment/treatment/counseling and providing a DNA sample and paying a surcharge. Reed also must maintain absolute sobriety; donate 50 hours of community service each year during probation; submit to random urine screens and pay for the screens; and pay restitution, to be determined. He received three days of sentence credit.

Compiled by Suzanne Weiss: (920) 686-2140 or skweiss@htrnews.com