39-year-old Midland man, William Jake Childers, sentenced to 20 years for fatal fentanyl trafficking, resulting in 2 deaths.

39-year-old Midland man, William Jake Childers, has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for his role in a fatal fentanyl trafficking conspiracy. Court documents reveal that Childers trafficked counterfeit M-30 Oxycodone pills containing fentanyl, which led to the deaths of two West Texas men. In both instances, law enforcement confirmed the cause of death to be acute fentanyl toxicity.

July 10, 2024
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