Texas Man Sentenced for Fentanyl Distribution

Denzel Johnson, a 30-year-old man from Allen, Texas, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after being found guilty of possession with intent to deliver fentanyl, linked to a 2022 overdose death. Johnson was arrested three times in 2022 for fentanyl-related offenses, including one case where drugs he sold were connected to the death of a 27-year-old. Evidence presented at trial included 60 pills containing fentanyl and $7,000 in cash found in his vehicle, as well as records of his drug sales via phone. Meanwhile, in Missouri, Dylan C. McMikle, 22, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for selling fentanyl to a 25-year-old who died from an overdose. McMikle pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl, which he sold shortly before the victim's death in December 2022. Both cases highlight the ongoing fentanyl crisis and the legal repercussions for those involved in its distribution.