Deijae Jester, one of the individuals convicted for Pop Smoke‘s murder, has received a four-year prison sentence for smuggling fentanyl into a Los Angeles County juvenile detention center.
On August 13, the 21-year-old was sentenced after he pleaded no contest to having 25 fentanyl-laced pills, which his mother allegedly brought into the Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall during a visit in December 2025, as reported by the Los Angeles Times.
At 15, Jester and three others broke into the Hollywood Hills home Pop Smoke was renting in February 2020. Jester was the one who fatally shot the Brooklyn rapper three times in the back, a fact authorities discovered through a recorded call while he was detained.
Jester’s Original Conviction And The Murder Of Pop Smoke
He was convicted of murder in 2023 and was at a juvenile facility in Sylmar when the fentanyl incident occurred. Investigators used surveillance footage and recorded calls to verify that Jester and his mother had discussed smuggling drugs into the facility.
During the visit, guards reportedly saw Jester’s mother, Nickia Randall, trying to give him a blue balloon containing 25 pills along with some blue powder. The pills were confirmed to contain fentanyl.
Prosecutors asked for the maximum sentence of five years, but Jester’s attorney highlighted his challenging upbringing and efforts to obtain a high school diploma while in custody. Judge P. Tamu Usher decided on a four-year sentence.
Out of those involved in Pop Smoke’s murder, two were adults. Corey Walker was 19 at the time and received a 29-year sentence for his involvement in 2025. Keandre Rodgers, who was 18, initially faced murder charges; however, his case is now under review.
Under California law, juveniles cannot be detained past the age of 25, so Jester’s sentence ensures he remains incarcerated until then. His new charge will result in transferring him to a state prison.
The fourth individual was 17 at the time of the crime and received a sentence of four years and two months in juvenile detention after pleading guilty to voluntary manslaughter and home invasion burglary in 2023.
