Trial set for man accused of supplying heroin that led to overdose death

By John Counts Crime and courts reporter

Posted on Fri, Jun 15, 2012 : 5:58 a.m.

Nick Belanger

Courtesy of MLive

A 22-year-old Ann Arbor man accused of supplying the heroin that led to the overdose death of a Father Gabriel Richard High School hockey coach is set to go on trial in September.

Brendan Lathrop is accused of providing the drugs that led to the death of Nick Belanger, 26, in January, police siad. Belanger was found dead in his car outside of Lathrop’s residence in the Park Place Apartments on Jan. 22, police said.

A trail date of Sept. 17 was set for Lathrop, during a pretrial hearing in Washtenaw County Trial Court Tuesday. There will be a final pretrial hearing Aug. 28

Lathrup is charged with delivery of a controlled substance causing death and with delivery of a controlled substance less than 50 grams. If convicted he could face life in prison.

Lathrop remains lodged in the Washtenaw County Jail.

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