Services set for man who died after taking synthetic drug

Services have been scheduled for the Coon Rapids man who died last week after inhaling a synthetic drug.

A funeral service for Trevor Robinson, 19, will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday at North Heights Lutheran Church in Arden Hills. Visitation will be held for one hour prior to the service, and a reception will be held afterward at the church.

Authorities say Robinson inhaled a synthetic drug called 2C-E last week, then began acting violently and stopped breathing. He died Thursday, and preliminary autopsy results show the drug caused a heart attack.

A Blaine man has been charged with unintentional third-degree murder for providing the drug. Authorities say 21-year-old Timothy Lamere bought the drug online and gave it to others at a party. The drug sent nearly a dozen people to the hospital.

(Copyright 2011 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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