Case DIH-2238
Jessica Niccole Wright
Delivered a small amount of fentanyl to a friend in Lee County, Florida, on August 22, 2019; the friend used it and died. The same day, unaware of the overdose, Wright sold fentanyl to an undercover sheriff's detective and was arrested.
- Court
- State, Lee County
- State
- Florida
- Year of death
- 2019
- Year sentenced
- 2023
- Drugs
- Fentanyl
- Conduct
- Commercial sale
- Relationship
- Friend
- Conviction
- Manslaughter; sale or delivery of fentanyl; sale or delivery of a controlled substance; possession with intent to sell or deliver
- Plea or trial
- Not reported in reviewed source
- Sentence
- 30 years in prison, plus 5 years in a separate methamphetamine-sale case
- Found through
- State prosecutor and news search, October 2026
This case was brought under Florida law. For what that law says, see Florida in the state law guide.
Sources
- winknews.comNorth fort myers woman sentenced to 30 years for selling fentanyl that led to overdose
Sources checked 8 October 2026. If something here is wrong or out of date, please tell us.