Man sentenced to prison for involvement in Idaho teenager’s death – East Idaho News

The next is a information launch from the U.S. Legal professional’s Workplace.

COEUR D’ALENE — Antoinne James Holmes, 23, of Cusick, Washington, was sentenced to greater than 12 years in federal jail for distribution of fentanyl leading to severe bodily harm and dying, introduced U.S. Legal professional Josh Hurwit.

U.S. District Decide B. Lynn Winmill sentenced Holmes to 151 months in jail and ordered that he pay $3,270 in restitution. Holmes, upon completion of his jail time, was additionally ordered to serve a further three years of supervised launch.

On Aug. 28, 2020, 16-year-old G.D. was discovered unconscious in his bed room at his father’s house in Sandpoint, Idaho. He died, regardless of makes an attempt to revive him by household and medical personnel. The coroner decided G.D. died of a fentanyl overdose. A toxicology report and post-mortem confirmed that G.D. had a deadly dose of fentanyl in his system on the time of his dying.

The case was investigated by the Sandpoint Police Division, Idaho State Police, and the DEA Drug Job Drive in Coeur d’Alene. Officers started a direct investigation into the dying and discovered G.D. had met with Holmes through the early morning hours of Aug. 28, 2020, close to Previous City, Idaho. Holmes bought G.D. drugs containing fentanyl. It was considered one of these drugs that ultimately killed G.D. Based mostly upon the proof it seems that G.D. instantly misplaced consciousness after consuming the tablet.

“This tragic case illustrates that fentanyl might be an instantaneous killer,” stated U.S. Legal professional Hurwit. “We should do all we will to rid our communities of this poison, and I do know our federal, state, and native companions are devoted to this mission. Prevention can be important, and so we should all unfold the phrase about this extraordinarily addictive and lethal drug. That is actually about saving lives.”

“Sadly, that is one other tragic instance that One Tablet Can Kill,” stated Jacob D. Galvan, Appearing Particular Agent in Cost of the DEA Seattle Area Division. “We are going to proceed to work with all our state, native, and federal companions to carry accountable people like Mr. Holmes and guarantee we hold our communities protected and wholesome.”

As a part of their investigation, officers discovered that Holmes had been promoting fentanyl-laced drugs for a number of months previous to G.D.’s dying. Idaho and different states have seen an enormous inflow of counterfeit drugs within the final a number of years. The drugs are mass-produced by legal drug networks and falsely marketed as respectable prescription drugs. The drugs are made to seem like prescription opioids comparable to oxycodone (Oxycontin, Percocet), hydrocodone (Vicodin), and alprazolam (Xanax); or stimulants like amphetamines (Adderall).

Fentanyl is an artificial opioid that’s 50-100 occasions stronger than morphine. Pharmaceutical fentanyl was developed for extreme ache administration and prescribed within the type of transdermal patches or lozenges. Whereas prescription fentanyl might be diverted for misuse, most circumstances of fentanyl-related overdoses within the U.S. are linked to illegally made fentanyl that’s bought by illicit drug markets for its heroin-like impact.