Cincinnati Man Lands 20 Years for Fentanyl Death Deal
A Cincinnati man, Dominic Jackson, 31, is behind bars for 20 long years after being found guilty of distributing fentanyl that resulted in death. On Thursday, Jackson was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David Bunning to 240 months in prison.
The 31-year-old’s plea agreement revealed that on November 3, 2021, law enforcement and medical workers responded to a call for an unresponsive person in Boone County. Upon arrival, responders found the deceased victim with symptoms consistent with an opioid overdose. Officers reviewed the victim’s phone and discovered communications from Jackson indicating that he had sold drugs to the victim earlier that same day.
Law enforcement then used the victim’s phone to text Jackson and arranged to purchase another quarter ounce of the same substance previously sold to the victim. They advised Jackson where to put the drugs and where the money was located. Jackson showed up to the residence, took the money, and left 6.667 grams of a substance containing fentanyl and para-flurorofentanyl.
According to the investigation, Jackson admitted to distributing a substance containing fentanyl and para-flurorofentanyl to the victim, who died as a result of ingesting it. Under federal law, Jackson must serve 85 percent of his prison sentence. Upon his release from prison, he will be under the supervision of the U.S. Probation Office for five years. Jackson was also ordered to make restitution in the amount of $7,243 to the family of the victim for burial expenses.
Carlton S. Shier, IV, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky; Orville O. Greene, Special Agent in Charge, DEA Detroit Field Division; and Director Scott Hardcorn, Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force, jointly announced the sentence. The investigation was conducted by DEA and the Northern Kentucky Drug Strike Force. Assistant U.S. Attorney Tony Bracke prosecuted the case on behalf of the United States.
The harsh sentence serves as a warning to those involved in the deadly fentanyl trade. As the opioid crisis ravages communities across the country, it’s clear that those responsible for distributing these deadly substances will face the full force of the law. The Grimy Times will continue to bring you updates on this and other cases as they develop.
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Key Facts
- State: Kentucky
- Agency: DOJ USAO
- Category: Drug Trafficking|Violent Crime
- Source: Official Source ↗
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