BELLINGHAM, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A man who provided a fatal amount of drugs to a Bellingham man has been sentenced.

Whatcom County District Court documents state that 55-year-old Brian Christensen was sentenced to two years in prison on drug and witness tampering charges. He initially faced a manslaughter charge in connection to 34-year-old Augustin Gallardo’s death.

Gallardo purchased what he initially thought was cocaine from Christensen in 2023. But shortly after Gallardo ingested the drug, Christensen realized he had accidentally given him fentanyl instead.

Prosecutors chose to amend the charges against Christensen due to concerns over how a trial would move forward.

Christensen attempted to persuade a witness from not testifying while he was incarcerated last year.