3 sentenced to prison following fentanyl overdose of Medford teen
PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Three Oregon men were sentenced to prison after they distributed fentanyl that resulted in the death of a teen in Medford.
According to court documents, Hunter Fenstermaker, 23, Napoleon Gomez, 22, and Conner Lee Francis, 27, were identified as the first, second and third level drug suppliers for a 17-year-old Medford high school student who died after taking a counterfeit Percocet pill that contained fentanyl in 2021.
In February 2022, a federal grand jury indicted Fenstermaker and Gomez for distributing fentanyl. Francis was indicted for possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance with the intent to distribute.
This year, Fenstermaker and Gomez both pled guilty to distributing a person under 21. Francis pled guilty to possessing fentanyl with the intent to distribute.
Fenstermaker, Gomez and Francis were sentenced to 60, 87, and 73 months in federal prison respectively.
A fourth person, John Rocha, 31, was also sentenced to 70 months in prison as the teen's fourth-level drug supplier.