United States Attorney Joshua S. Levy | U.S. Department of Justice
A Wareham resident, Troy Jones, has been sentenced to over seven years in prison for his involvement in the distribution of fentanyl that led to a fatal overdose. U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper handed down a 92-month prison sentence followed by three years of supervised release and ordered Jones to pay $7,868 in restitution for funeral expenses to the victim's family.
Jones, aged 45, pleaded guilty in August 2024 to charges including conspiracy to distribute fentanyl resulting in death. The charges stem from activities between January and April 2019 when Jones and his co-conspirator, Kayla Nightingale, distributed fentanyl in Wareham. Their actions led to the overdose death of a 42-year-old local resident on April 2, 2019.
Nightingale also pleaded guilty in August 2024 and is awaiting sentencing scheduled for January 8, 2025.
The announcement was made by U.S. Attorney Joshua S. Levy alongside Stephen Belleau from the Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Field Division; Colonel Geoffrey D. Noble of the Massachusetts State Police; and Wareham Police Chief Walter Correia. Assistant U.S. Attorney Jared Dolan is handling the prosecution.
