Date: 04-30-2024

Case Style:

United States of America v. Javen James Pedro

Case Number: 3:33-CR-00102

Judge: Lee Yim You

Court: The United States District Court for the District of Oregon (Multnomah County)

Plaintiff's Attorney: The United States Attorney’s Office in Portland

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Portland, Oregon criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a Fatal Fentanyl Overdose of a Teenager

Monmouth Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Role in Fatal Fentanyl Overdose of a Teenager

A Monmouth, Oregon man was sentenced to federal prison for distributing fentanyl that caused the overdose death of a teenager in Salem, Oregon.

Javen James Pedro, 21, was sentenced to 75 months in federal prison and six years’ supervised release.

On February 24, 2022, officers from the Salem Police Department responded to an overdose of a 15-year-old teenager. Paramedics quickly transported the teen to a local hospital where he died. Further investigation revealed that on the previous day, the minor victim had purchased and consumed counterfeit Oxycodone pills containing fentanyl in front of several other juveniles. Investigators also obtained video surveillance footage from a neighbor showing the minor victim completing what appeared to be a drug transaction with a person determined to be Pedro.

Later on February 24, investigators located and arrested Pedro in Monmouth and he admitted to selling ten counterfeit Oxycodone pills to the minor victim the day prior. Pedro further admitted to selling pills to the minor victim approximately five to ten times previously.

On February 24, 2022, Pedro was charged by criminal complaint with distributing fentanyl. Later, on March 17, 2022, a federal grand jury in Portland indicted Pedro on the same charge.

On February 6, 2024, Pedro pleaded guilty to a one-count superseding criminal information charging him with distributing a controlled substance to a person under the age of 21.

This case was investigated by the Salem Police Department. It was prosecuted by Scott M. Kerin, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon.

Outcome:

Defendant was found guilty and sentenced to 75 months in federal prison and six years’ supervised release

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