Jester’s Fentanyl Smuggling Sentence | Orange County News

Orange County News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 18, 2026 · 1m

Deijae Jester, the teen convicted for murdering Pop Smoke in 2020, just got a four-year sentence—not for the killing, but for smuggling fentanyl into juvenile hall with his own mom. The pills were hidden in a blue balloon during a visit in December 2025, and while Jester was already serving time for drug-related offenses—including needing Narcan—he stayed cool on recordings after his mom got caught. His mother, who has her own criminal record and an active warrant, helped plan the smuggling. Despite his youth and rough background, the judge called him “smart enough to orchestrate” this…