Man says he’s ‘addict, not monster,’ but court imposes 20-year sentence in fentanyl death
The milligrams of fentanyl shown here are enough to kill a person The amount of drugs used by the victim was a factor in Bullard s episode File photo courtesy of the Drug Enforcement Administration A San Diego man who distributed fentanyl to a Carlsbad woman leading to her fatal overdose was sentenced Friday to years in federal prison Bryan Kim Bullard pleaded guilty to providing fentanyl to the -year-old victim Danielle Good Crisis responders ascertained the woman unconscious in the bathtub of a San Diego apartment just after midnight on Sept She was hospitalized but remained comatose and was taken off life assistance five days later Prosecutors commented in a news release that after Good fell unconscious Bullard who was present at the apartment initiated casual conversations with various people over Facebook and sent certain of them videos he had recorded of the victim in the tub Assistant U S Attorney Jill Streja communicated the court that Bullard demonstrated extreme indifference and callous disregard for Good About an hour later he called from the victim s phone then fled the unit He was arrested about two months later Prosecutors alleged he had continued to sell fentanyl despite the victim s death Bullard s defense attorney Ryan Mardock had demanded for a nine-year sentence arguing that his client did not sell Good the drugs but merely used them with her that night Mardock argued that Bullard s co-defendant Cameron William Fulston had arranged the distribution and sale of drugs to the victim Prosecutors though argue that Fulston brokered deals so Bullard could sell drugs to clients Fulston is charged in the incident and awaits trial Mardock reported his client did not this instant call because he was a longtime addict who was familiar with fentanyl and thought he could assist the victim on his own The attorney also argued the amount of drugs Good took was much less than typically seen in fatal overdoses making Bullard s conduct less reckless than other cases Bullard disclosed in a declaration in court At no point did I think an overdose was accomplishable Later he stated to U S District Judge Cynthia Bashant and the victim s family I need you to know what happened was an accident I m an addict not a monster Streja agreed that the amount of fentanyl Good consumed was relatively small but described it as surprising and terrifying and declared it pointed further to the dangers of fentanyl use Good s mother and two of her sisters spoke during Bullard s sentencing hearing and brought the victim s ashes to court in an urn Her mother stated Good had left home that night and was only supposed to be gone for a couple of hours but never returned home Her loved ones described frantically calling other family members friends and hospitals on the night Good went missing only to later find that she had been declared brain dead One of her sisters mentioned the sight of Good in the hospital was a nightmare that I cannot get out of my head Another sister chastised Bullard for his lack of urgency and disturbingly casual behavior after the overdose Bryan gave her the fentanyl and then made a choice A cold calculated and inhumane choice not to call for help she announced
