handle it and smart enough to think that your customers knew what the hell they were doing. that s right. he is the 15th person so far to be prosecuted under the north dakota federal drug case now called operation stolen youth that began with the deaths of christian bjerk and elijah stai. andrew spofford, who bought the drugs online from charles carlton. adam budge, who got the drugs from spofford. the teen who bought the drugs from budge and shared them with christian bjerk, and several low-level dealers are all behind bars. fans, let s hear it one more time for all our 2011 senior athletes and trainers. i know exactly what he was saying to me. he was actually telling me he was hungry and he wanted to eat right after the game.
is now called operation stolen youth that began with the death of their son christian bjerk is heading back to federal court in fargo. the next chapter is about to unfold, where a nervous charles carlton, the federal prosecution s main target in this case, is about to be sentenced. i know that it s going to be a long time, and i know that i m going to be severely punished, you know, for what i m responsible for. is long to come here. expedia. technology that connects you to the people and places that matter. our cosmetics line was a hit. the orders were rushing in. i could feel our deadlines racing towards us. we didn t need a loan. we needed short-term funding fast. building 18 homes in 4 ½ months? that was a leap. but i knew i could rely on american express to help me buy those building materials. amex helped me buy the inventory i needed. our amex helped us fill the orders. just like that. another step on the journey. will you be ready when growth presents itself? realize your
carlton s wife and parents have traveled from houston to be here. operation stolen youth, which started with five overdoses and two deaths, has so far led to 14 defendants convicted and sentenced to a total of 101 years in prison. lives ruined because of this little powder that two years ago seemed like an innocent, safe synthetic high. prosecutor chris myers believes the exhaustive case has been a success. the message we have sent with this prosecution is that these are dangerous substances and hopefully that can help raise awareness and save some lives. we have two families that lost young kids. kids with promise and bright futures for no reason. cameras are not allowed federal court. charles carlton with his wife quietly crying one row behind
to do it. every single person in that courtroom i m going to owe an apology to, on both sides, including this community. carlton s wife and parents have travelled from houston to be here. operation stolen youth, which started with five overdoses and two deaths, has so far led to 14 defendants convicted and sentenced to a total of 101 years in prison. lives ruined because of this little powder that two years ago seemed like an innocent, safe, synthetic high. prosecutor chris myers believes the exhaustive case has been a success. the message that we have sent with this prosecution is that these are dangerous substances, and hopefully that can help raise awareness and save some lives. we have two families that lost young kids. kids with promise and bright futures for no reason.
i can t justify anything that i did. and i don t intend to. i mean, the only thing that i hope to do is let as many people know as possible that no matter how hard you re you try to be safe and no matter how hard you think you or how well you think you have it under control somebody s going to get hurt or even die. these chemicals are so dangerous that all it takes is for someone to just have some of it and not know what they have. yet you did think that you thought you were smart enough to handle it and smart enough to think that your customers knew what the hell they were doing. that s right. he is the 15th person so far to be prosecuted under the north dakota federal drug case now called operation stolen youth that began with the deaths of christian bjerk and elijah stai.