Sarah Caitlin Burnette was sentenced on June 12, 2023, for the overdose death of her 18-month-old baby boy.
United States District Judge Steven Logan sentenced Burnette, age 23, of the Salt River-Pima Maricopa Indian Community, to 180 months in prison.
Burnette previously pleaded guilty to Voluntary Manslaughter.
According to the Department of Justice, on February 27, 2021, Burnette’s 18-month-old baby boy died of acute fentanyl toxicity after ingesting the drug. On October 19, 2021, Burnette was charged with murder and child abuse for the fentanyl overdose death of her son, and exposing another child to the same risk of death by fentanyl overdose.