Case DIH-1493
Derek Jarrell
Investigators found he supplied the fentanyl that killed a man in Poplarville, Mississippi, in November 2024; believed to be the first conviction statewide under Mississippi's fentanyl-delivery-resulting-in-death law.
- Court
- State, Pearl River County
- State
- Mississippi
- Year of death
- 2024
- Year sentenced
- 2025
- Drugs
- Fentanyl
- Conduct
- Unknown
- Relationship
- Not reported
- Conviction
- Fentanyl delivery resulting in death and related narcotics offenses
- Plea or trial
- Plea
- Sentence
- 40 years in prison
- Found through
- State prosecutor and news search, October 2026
This case was brought under Mississippi law. For what that law says, see Mississippi in the state law guide.
Sources
- wrjwradio.comPicayune man sentenced to 40 years
Sources checked 8 October 2026. If something here is wrong or out of date, please tell us.