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Pop Smoke killer sentenced for fentanyl smuggling in juvenile hall
Summary by The Los Angeles Editorial Desk Jonathan Lloyd , as published by NBC Los Angeles (KNBC)
· August 15, 2026
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A man convicted in the killing of rapper Pop Smoke has been sentenced to jail for fentanyl possession when he was serving time in a Los Angeles County juvenile detention facility. Deijae Devon Jester, 21, was convicted as a juvenile in the Brooklyn-born rapper’s February 2020 shooting death. Jest...
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Key points Deijae Devon Jester, 21, was convicted as a juvenile in the Brooklyn-born rapper’s February 2020 shooting death. A man convicted in the killing of rapper Pop Smoke has been sentenced to jail for fentanyl possession when he was serving time in a Los Angeles County juvenile detention facility. More Local Today’s briefing Local events
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What is this story about? A man convicted in the killing of rapper Pop Smoke has been sentenced to jail for fentanyl possession when he was serving time in a Los Angeles County juvenile detention facility. Deijae Devon Jester, 21, was convicted as a juvenile in the Brooklyn-born rapper’s February 2020 shooting death. Jest...
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