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UPDATED Aug 16, 2026 at 3:00 AM ET
Aug 14, 2026 at 8:00 AM ET
Pop Smoke killer sentenced for fentanyl smuggling
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Deijae Jester, convicted in Pop Smoke’s 2020 killing, pleaded no contest to smuggling fentanyl into Los Angeles juvenile hall.
WHO: Deijae Jester, 21; Pop Smoke (Bashar Jackson)
WHAT: Pleading no contest and sentencing for smuggling fentanyl-laced pills into Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall
WHEN: Aug 14, 2026 at 6:00 AM ET
WHERE: Los Angeles County juvenile facility (Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall, Sylmar)
WHY: Routine/scheduled item — no distinct cause reported beyond the event itself.
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