Picayune man sentenced to 40 years for fentanyl death

Picayune man sentenced to 40 years for fentanyl death

PEARL RIVER COUNTY, Miss. (WHLT) - A Picayune man was sentenced to 40 years in prison for fentanyl delivery resulting in death and other narcotics offenses. District Attorney Hal Kittrell said the case against Derek Jarrell, 44, is believed to be the first conviction statewide under Parker’s Law, which was a statute passed in 2022 that increases penalties for sales of fentanyl that result in someone’s death. On November 14, 2024, the Pearl River…