U.S. District Judge Matthew Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a man who sold fentanyl to a federal informant to 12 years in prison. A news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office says 45-year-old Rodney G. Harris of Jackson pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl and he admitted to selling fentanyl to an individual in Cape Girardeau County twice in 2022. Unbeknownst to Harris at the time, the individual purchasing the fentanyl was working as an informant for law enforcement. According to court documents, Harris has multiple felony convictions, including several for methamphetamine-trafficking offenses. At the time he sold the fentanyl, Harris was on parole supervision through the State of Missouri stemming from a 2013 conviction for distributing methamphetamine. After serving the 12-years, Harris will be placed on supervised release for three years.
Jackson man sentenced in fentanyl case
