A Red Lake man has been sentenced to 63 months in prison, followed by four years of supervised release, for possessing a firearm as a felon and possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl.
According to court documents, after Matt Dion Sayers, (47) had escaped from Red Lake Police custody, agents began investigating Sayers for suspected ongoing drug distribution from a motel in Bemidji.
Sayers pleaded guilty on December 13th, 2022, to one count of possessing a firearm as a felon and one count of possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl.