WY: Greybull Man To Be Wyoming’s First Manslaughter Conviction For Fentanyl-Laced Drugs

If a judge accepts his guilty plea, a Greybull man will be the first person in Wyoming convicted of selling drugs that led to the death of another person.

A Greybull man entered a variation of a guilty plea Wednesday for manslaughter stemming from the sale of two fentanyl-laced pills that led to the overdose death of 25-year-old Jordan Jackson of Cody.

If accepted, it will be the first time in Wyoming a person will be convicted of selling drugs that led to the death of another person.

Anthony Michael Fuentes, 37, entered an Alford plea in Park County District Court on Wednesday before Judge William Simpson. In entering the plea, Fuentes is essentially pleading guilty as part of a plea deal while maintaining his innocence. The deal leaves sentencing to the discretion of the court in what’s known as a “cold plea.”

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