Harris County prosecutors reach plea deal with Adam Briggs, Honor Wallace's alleged dealer in her fentanyl and heroin overdose

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) – A Houston man accused of dealing the drugs that killed a young woman has been sentenced to prison.

Adam Briggs, 40, was sentenced to five years in prison on Thursday after pleading guilty to possession with intent to distribute in connection with the death of Honor Wallace.

Wallace, 25, died of a heroin and fentanyl overdose in July 2022. Briggs was charged in connection with the crime in February 2023.

Houston police and prosecutors said they linked Briggs to Wallace's death through text messages. He faced multiple charges, and this week he entered a plea deal on another charge while two other charges were dropped.

“We have decided that he will plead guilty to the more serious charge and present his case as part of the sentence at this hearing,” said District Attorney Laurie Beth Jackson. “We are happy to get a prison sentence in this case.”

Wallace's parents, Sherry and Barry Wallace, who had openly pointed out the dangers of fentanyl, were satisfied.

“They (police and prosecutors) couldn't have done better,” said Barry Wallace, Honor's father. “There is no doubt that the man needs to be off the streets and in prison.”

The Fentanyl Overdose Task Force, comprised of DEA agents, HPD and the Harris County District Attorney's Office, worked on Honor's case, but this was before the recently codified murder charge for fentanyl use.

Adam Briggs' attorney, Mike Trent, told ABC13 that his client never sold drugs to anyone and that authorities only focused on “minor drug users while ignoring wholesale dealers.”

“There has to be accountability,” added Barry Wallace.

Trent made a statement to ABC13:

Adam Briggs is a first time offender and heroin addict who never sold drugs to anyone. Today the state of Texas spent a lot of time, effort and resources sending him to prison for sharing drugs with a friend and drug addict who had a history of overdoses. HPD never bothered to track down the dealer who sold the drugs even though they had good leads. HPD and DA Kim Ogg cynically spread a false narrative in this case to score points They are trying to make political arguments and show that they are doing something about the problem, but they have only targeted the small-scale drug users and ignored the large-scale dealers. The legislature never intended to abuse the law in this way, and taxpayers should know that the premises at the TDCJ that would have been suitable for drug dealers or violent offenders are now occupied by a drug addict who needs help. This is both a tragedy and an outrage.

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