Case DIH-0145

Martin William Thompson

Federal · Louisiana · Sentenced 2025

Supplied fentanyl pills to co-defendant Courtney Renee Cox, who gave them to the person who died; he had warned her the pills were very strong.

Court
Federal, Western District of Louisiana
State
Louisiana
Year of death
2021
Year sentenced
2025
Drugs
Fentanyl
Conduct
Upstream supplier
Relationship
No direct contact
Conviction
Drug conspiracy; precise count requires follow-up
Plea or trial
Not reported in reviewed source
Sentence
240 months imprisonment
Found through
Federal DOJ release survey 2020–2026

This was a federal prosecution. For what Louisiana’s own law says about deaths caused by supplying drugs, see Louisiana in the state law guide.

Sources

  1. justice.govShreveport man and two women sentenced federal prison their involvement conspiracy

Sources checked 5 October 2026. If something here is wrong or out of date, please tell us.

All cases