Man gets probation for delivering, possessing meth
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COEUR d’ALENE — A man who was acquitted of causing a woman’s overdose death will spend time on probation for drug-related charges.
After a two-day trial earlier this month, a jury acquitted 71-year-old David W. Lamont of involuntary manslaughter and convicted him of delivery of methamphetamine, as well as possession of methamphetamine.
First District Judge Ross Pittman sentenced Lamont this week to seven years in prison for each conviction, to be served concurrently, then suspended the sentences and placed Lamont on supervised probation for three years.
The charges stem from March 2023, when prosecutors said Lamont bought methamphetamine in Spokane and later smoked the substance in his home with his girlfriend. The next day, Lamont drove his girlfriend to Kootenai Health, where she was pronounced dead.
Before receiving his sentence, Lamont expressed remorse.
“I am really sorry it happened,” he said. “I feel terrible about it.”
Pittman described the events as a “continuing nightmare” and said “the jury verdict speaks for itself.”
“I believe you are sorry,” he told Lamont.
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