SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 27, 2026 (Gephardt Daily) — a Roy man has been sentenced to 18 months in prison, five years of supervised released, and $9,983 in restitution for his victim’s family after he admitted he distributed fentanyl to a person who was later found dead as a result of taking the drug.
Cullin Anthony Bullen, 39, of Roy, Utah, pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl on April 10 of this year. A news release issued by the the Department of Justice, District of Utah, says that according to Bullen’s change of plea and sentencing hearings, he admitted that on Dec. 19, 2023, in the District of Utah, he knowingly and intentionally distributed fentanyl.
The next day, the victim was found dead.
“Bullen admitted that the victim who was found dead would not have died but for the ingestion of the fentanyl he sold,” the news release says. “He further admitted to having sold the victim 25-30 small blue pills marked “M30” on the night before he was found dead.
“Bullen told law enforcement that he was suspicious about the pills he sold because the pills were ‘shinier’ and ‘harder’ than pills he typically received. He also described the M30 stamp as being unusually crisp. Despite these misgivings, Bullen sold the pills representing that they were ‘Roxicodone.'”
Bullen’s criminal history includes a number of convictions for controlled substance offenses dating back to 2009, the news release says.
According to Bullen’s change of plea and sentencing hearings, he admitted that on Dec. 19, 2023, in the District of Utah, he knowingly and intentionally distributed fentanyl, a highly addictive and dangerous controlled substance, to another person.
As a result, on Dec. 20, 2023, the person he sold fentanyl to was found dead by law enforcement.
“Bullen admitted that the victim who was found dead would not have died but for the ingestion of the fentanyl he sold,” the news release says.
Bullen’s criminal history includes a number of convictions for controlled substance offenses dating back to 2009.
“There is no measure of justice that can ever make up for the loss of a life,” said U.S. Attorney Melissa Holyoak for the District of Utah. “In the United States’ view, few federal crimes—short of intentional homicide or offenses involving children—are more serious than the offense to which Bullen has admitted guilt. We hope the victim’s family, who has been profoundly impacted by the death of their loved one, can find some measure of peace knowing that Bullen is now behind bars.”
This case was investigated jointly by the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Tremonton City Police Department.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Utah prosecuted the case.
