Wareham Man Sentenced In 2019 Fentanyl Overdose Death

WAREHAM, MA — A Wareham resident was recently sentenced for selling fentanyl to a 42-year-old man who died of an overdose in 2019.

Troy Jones, 45, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper to 92 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $7,868 in restitution to the family of the victim for funeral expenses.

In August 2024, Jones pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl resulting in death and distributing fentanyl resulting in death. In October 2020, Jones and his co-conspirator, Kayla Nightingale, were indicted by a federal grand jury.

Jones and Nightingale worked together from January 2019 through at least April 3, 2019 to distribute fentanyl in Wareham, including to a 42-year-old Wareham resident. On April 2, 2019, that resident died of a fentanyl overdose.

Nightingale pleaded guilty in August 2024, and is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 8, 2025.