Kayla Nightingale, 37, from Wareham, has been sentenced to 52 months in federal prison for distributing fentanyl, which caused the overdose death of a 42-year-old man. She pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper sentenced Nightingale to prison with three years of supervised release. She was also ordered to pay $7,868 in restitution for funeral costs. Nightingale pleaded guilty in August 2024 to distributing fentanyl with her co-conspirator, Troy Jones, in the Wareham area from January to April 2019, as reported by the U.S. Attorney's Office.
On April 2, 2019, a Wareham man overdosed on a drug supplied by a duo, leading to their sentencing. The investigation, conducted by the DEA, Massachusetts State Police, and local police, resulted in the prosecution of those involved in the distribution. U.S. Attorney Leah B. Foley and DEA officials acknowledged the efforts of Assistant U.S. Attorneys Jared Dolan and J. Mackenzie Duane in the case, as stated by the U.S. Attorney's Office.
