Idaho man who sold his friend pills causing his death is sentenced to prison

The pursuing is simply a news merchandise from nan U.S. Attorney’s Office (Idaho).

BOISE – Tanner Lee Goforth, 38, of Nampa, was sentenced to 7 years successful national situation for trading a co-worker fentanyl that led to his overdose death, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced.

According to tribunal records, connected May 17, 2022, Goforth met his friend and co-worker, nan victim, astatine a section state position wherever Goforth sold nan unfortunate 10 fentanyl pills. The unfortunate went home, ingested nan fentanyl intravenously, and died almost immediately. Nearly a half hr later, his woman recovered him successful their bathroom, called 911, and began performing CPR. Nampa Police Department officers and Nampa Fire Protection District arrived connected segment and attempted life-saving measures including nan management of Narcan. Unfortunately, nan unfortunate was incapable to beryllium resuscitated.

“This lawsuit tragically illustrates nan toll that fentanyl is taking successful Idaho,” said U.S. Attorney Hurwit. “All of our communities request to cognize really deadly fentanyl is and individuals request to cognize that we will clasp them accountable if they administer fentanyl to others.”

“This lawsuit should service arsenic a informing of conscionable really lethal fentanyl tin be, moreover if obtained from a trusted friend,” said Special Agent successful Charge Shohini Sinha of nan Salt Lake City FBI. “The overdose pandemic has taken excessively galore lives. The FBI and our partners will relentlessly prosecute those who profit from addictions and lend to nan harm successful our communities.”

“The harm being done by fentanyl successful our communities is devastating,” said Nampa Chief of Police Joe Huff. “Families and friends are suffering arsenic they suffer their loved ones to this deadly drug. Those responsible must beryllium held accountable.”

U.S. District Judge Amanda K. Brailsford besides ordered Goforth to salary a $1,000 good and to service 3 years of supervised merchandise pursuing his situation sentence. Goforth pleaded blameworthy to nan complaint connected March 7, 2024.

U.S. Attorney Hurwit commended nan investigations by nan Nampa Police Department, nan Drug Enforcement Administration, nan Canyon County Coroner’s Office, and nan Federal Bureau of Investigation, which led to nan charges. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Morse prosecuted nan case.