Brenda Ryan’s daughter, Sheena Moore, died of a fentanyl overdose in 2016. Derrick Sales, Jr. sold the deadly drugs to her.
"He got a plea deal of 8 years,” said Ryan. "The last words on my daughter's obituary were: Sheena would not want us to cry. She would want us to fight."
Ryan fought for a longer sentence for Sales. She said addiction hooks dealers, too.
"They’re addicted to the money; they're addicted to the power. He was driving around in a BMW when they arrested him.”
State Senator Frank LaRose (R-Hudson) introduced legislation for tougher penalties for dealers.
“Our bill simply fills a gap in the state law where when the drug laws were written it never contemplated a chemical that was deadly in such short quantities,” said LaRose.
People charged with possession of smaller amounts would have to undergo treatment at the time of sentencing.
