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An Oregon man was sentenced to six years and eight months in prison for causing the death of a 67-year-old woman from Otis with counterfeit fentanyl pills.
Passing sentence yesterday, Lincoln County Circuit Court Judge Sheryl Bachart told Steven Brady (61) that … “she got the drugs from you, and you are ultimately responsible for her death.”
Brady was found guilty of repeatedly selling fentanyl and methamphetamine in Lincoln County in 2025.
He entered a guilty plea to one count each of criminally negligent homicide and the unlawful delivery of a Schedule II drug and of methamphetamine.
He Was Selling Large Quantities of Counterfeit Pills in Lincoln County
According to the Lincoln County District Attorney’s Office, the Lincoln County Police Department (LCPD) began investigating Brady in 2024 after receiving reports that he was selling large quantities of counterfeit pills in the area.
A search of Brady’s home on March 3, 2025, uncovered over 50 grams of methamphetamine, 11 grams of powdered fentanyl, and 270 counterfeit fentanyl pills. They also seized drug packaging materials and more than $500 in cash.
After admitting to law enforcement that he was selling methamphetamine and fentanyl in Lincoln County, Brady continued to do so until the death, eight days after the search warrant, of the 67-year-old woman on March 11, 2025.
A Second Search Warrant Uncovered Commercial Quantities of Drugs
LCPD executed a second search warrant of Brady’s residence on March 20, 2025, seizing commercial quantities of methamphetamine, powdered fentanyl, counterfeit fentanyl pills, and $8,600 in cash.
At yesterday’s sentencing, Judge Bachart also imposed three years of post-prison supervision, telling Brady that the death of the woman “was entirely preventable.”
The judge also said that it could not be overstated how much damage Brady’s actions had inflicted on the community.
“We have lost way too many people to fentanyl overdose,” she said.
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