A 26-year-old Isanti man was sentenced to 90 months, or 7 1/2 years, in prison followed by 44 months (three years, eight months) of supervised release for supplying the drugs that killed a rural Cambridge man in January 2022.
Danny Carl Croon Jr. was found guilty of third-degree murder and sentenced by 10th Judicial District Judge Amy R. Brosnahan on Thursday, Feb. 15.
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