Poteau female sentenced
Poteau female sentenced by the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma to six months in prison for one count of distribution of fentanyl.
Jada Marie Ray, 33, of Poteau was sentenced to prison.
The charge arose from an investigation by the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics, the District 16 Drug Task Force, and the Drug Enforcement Administration.
On July 23, 2024, Ray pleaded guilty to the charge. According to investigators, on Jan. 5, 2023, Ray distributed 20 pills containing fentanyl, a Schedule II controlled substance.
Ronald A. White, Chief U.S. District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, presided over the hearing. Ray will remain in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending transportation to a designated United States Bureau of Prisons facility to serve a non-paroleable sentence of incarceration.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jordan Howanitz represented the United States.
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