A federal judge sentenced former Angels communications director Eric Kay for his role in the death of former Angels pitcher Tyler Skaggs on Tuesday in Fort Worth, Texas. A jury initially found Kay guilty on two counts of drug distribution resulting in death and drug conspiracy in February.
U.S. district judge Terry Means, who presided over the sentencing, said he went beyond the 20-year minimum due to comments Kay made about Skaggs while he was in prison.
“I hope people realize what a piece of s--- he was. … Well he’s dead, so f--- him,” Kay said on a tape that was played in the courtroom, via The Washington Post’s Gus Garcia-Roberts.
