Historic First: Man Sentenced in Friend's Overdose Death After Selling Him Fentanyl

Historic first: Man sentenced in friend's overdose death after selling him fentanyl

DENVER (KDVR) — A Weld County man is now the first in the county's history to be charged and convicted for his role in a fentanyl overdose. According to the Weld County District Attorney's Office, Noah Bancroft was sold cocaine and at least one fentanyl pill from his friend, Wyatt Goergen, the night before his death on July 23, 2023. FOX31 complete coverage: Fentanyl Crisis On Wednesday, almost two years to the day since Bancroft's death, …

Man sentenced to 24 years in first Weld case with charge for fentanyl death

A man will spend more than two decades behind bars after he was the first person in Weld County to be charged and convicted for selling fentanyl to someone who fatally overdosed. Wyatt Goergen, 27, was sentenced to 24 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl leading to a death last month, according to a Weld County District Attorney’s Office release. On July 23, 2023, investigators with the Weld County Drug Task Force …