One of many males convicted in Pop Smoke’s homicide has been sentenced to 4 years in jail for smuggling fentanyl right into a Los Angeles County juvenile detention facility.
On Thursday (Aug. 13), 21-year-old Deijae Jester was sentenced after he pleaded no contest to possessing 25 fentanyl-laced capsules that his mom allegedly smuggled into Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Corridor in Los Angeles throughout a December 2025 go to, based on the Los Angeles Occasions.
Jester was 15 when he and three others broke into the Hollywood Hills residence Pop Smoke was renting in February 2020. It was Jester himself who finally shot the Brooklyn rapper thrice within the again, which authorities discovered from a recorded name whereas he was being held.
He was convicted of the homicide in 2023 and was being held at a juvenile facility in Sylmar when the fentanyl incident occurred. Investigators stated surveillance footage and recorded calls confirmed Jester and his mom discussing plans to smuggle medication inside.
Through the go to, guards reportedly noticed Jester’s mom, Nickia Randall, try and cross him a blue balloon containing 25 capsules and a small quantity of blue powder. The capsules have been later recognized as fentanyl-laced.
Prosecutors sought the utmost five-year sentence, whereas Jester’s legal professional pointed to his tough upbringing and efforts to earn his highschool diploma whereas incarcerated. Decide P. Tamu Usher finally handed down 4 years.
Out of the 4 folks concerned in Pop’s homicide, solely two have been adults. Corey Walker, who was 19 on the time, was sentenced for his position in 2025, receiving 29 years behind bars. Keandre Rodgers, who was 18 on the time, was initially charged with homicide, although his case is now being reassessed, based on NME.
Beneath California legislation, a juvenile can’t be held previous 25-years-old, so Jester acquired a sentence that might hold him there till then. The brand new cost will switch him to a state jail.
The fourth particular person was 17 on the time of the taking pictures, and was sentenced to 4 years and two months in juvenile detention after pleading responsible to voluntary manslaughter and residential invasion housebreaking in 2023.
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