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Pop Smoke killer sentenced after fentanyl smuggled into juvenile hall

Headline from KTLA Los Angeles

A man convicted of killing rapper Pop Smoke as a teenager has been sentenced to four years behind bars after authorities say fentanyl was smuggled to him while he was serving time at a Los Angeles County juvenile detention facility.

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  1. Los Angeles Times

    A 15-year-old killed Pop Smoke — then got caught smuggling fentanyl into juvenile hall (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    A young man serving time for the 2020 shooting of rapper Pop Smoke in the Hollywood Hills pleaded no contest to charges that accused him of smuggling fentanyl into juvenile hall.

  2. Foxla

    Man convicted in Pop Smoke's murder gets additional prison time over smuggled fentanyl: report (opens Foxla)

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    One of the men convicted in rapper Pop Smoke’s murder will serve a longer sentence after his mother reportedly attempted to help smuggle fentanyl into a juvenile facility, the LA Times reported. Deijae Jester confessed to fatally shooting the "Dior" rapper in February 2020 in the Hollywood Hills .

  3. NBC Los Angeles

    Pop Smoke killer sentenced for fentanyl smuggling in juvenile hall (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NEW YORK, NEW YORK – FEBRUARY 06: Pop Smoke performs at the Pop Smoke Listening Party at Villain on February 06, 2020 in New York City. (Photo by Johnny Nunez/WireImage)

  4. KTLA Los Angeles

    Pop Smoke killer sentenced after fentanyl smuggled into juvenile hall (opens KTLA Los Angeles)

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    A man convicted of killing rapper Pop Smoke as a teenager has been sentenced to four years behind bars after authorities say fentanyl was smuggled to him while he was serving time at a Los Angeles County juvenile detention facility.

  5. New York Post

    Pop Smoke’s killer learns fate for dealing drugs in LA jail following rapper’s murder (opens New York Post)

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    The teen who confessed to killing rapper Pop Smoke has been handed another four years behind bars after getting caught up in a fentanyl-smuggling case inside a Los Angeles juvenile detention facility.

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