Westfield man sentenced to state prison in South Hadley overdose death

A Westfield man was sentenced at Hampshire County Court for selling drugs that caused an overdose back in 2024. 22 News reporter Nick Antonacis joins us live in studio with the results, Nick. Julia, Christopher Hallaugh was sentenced to five to seven years for involuntary manslaughter and an additional two years for probation for the tampering with evidence charge. Hallaugh claimed he sold pills that were oxycodone to 57-year-old P.J. Susan Goldenberg of South Hadley, who died of an overdose in May of 2024. Investigators would later uncover that those pills contained metonidazine, a powerful synthetic opiate that's even stronger than fentanyl. Following a five-day trial, the jury found Hallaugh guilty of manslaughter and tampering with evidence. After the district attorney's office said Hallaugh told a friend to get rid of his remaining drug supply after he heard about Goldenberg's death. Goldenberg's daughter, Carly, gave a victim statement before the court detailing how difficult the loss of her mother has been on top of the passing of her father just before. My mother will not be there when I graduate college soon. I'll never get to see her face when I have my first child. I will never get the chance to see my parents grow old, nor will my mother be there when I get married someday. The absence of both my parents during these times is something I will feel deeply for the rest of my life. Before the five to seven years in prison and two years probation charge, the defense was looking for four to five years. The judge took Hallaugh's own substance abuse struggles into account and emphasized how no amount of time would be able to bring Goldenberg back. Working for you, Nick Antonakis, 22 News.