Drug dealer who liked ‘chance of somebody ODing’ sentenced in Texas teen’s death
Two drug dealers who helped distribute fentanyl that killed a 17-year-old boy in Dallas were sentenced to federal prison this week, authorities said.
Tecose Dchaz Martin, 38, of Mesquite, pleaded guilty in July for his role in distributing the fentanyl pills that caused the teen’s death, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Texas said in a news release Wednesday. Martin has now been sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Connor Miller, 22, of Richardson, pleaded guilty in May to aiding and abetting the distribution of fentanyl. Miller was sentenced to more than 12 years in federal prison, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.
Jesse Medina, 42, who sold the pills to the teen, pleaded guilty in March and was sentenced to more than 24 years in prison on Aug. 17, the Star-Telegram previously reported.
Federal investigators trace drug dealers
Miller contacted Medina, also known as “Plug,” to purchase fentanyl on Jan. 30, 2024, according to the release. Once there, Medina sold Miller and the teenager four fentanyl pills in exchange for $40, at a location on Harry Hines Boulevard in Dallas, authorities said.
Miller and the teenager returned to Miller’s home, where they crushed and used the fentanyl pills supplied by Medina, investigators said.
Investigators traced the fentanyl pills sold by Medina to Martin, also known as “Blues Man.” Martin told a person identified as Moe, “We can get rich off blues (fentanyl pills).”
Evidence revealed that Martin purchased 1,000 fentanyl pills for $1.50 to $1.60 per pill. He then sold those pills to “lower-level” dealers such as Medina in varying quantities for $2 to $5 per pill, according to the release.
Martin admitted that he liked to sell the deadly pills in larger quantities because he felt that there was “more chance of somebody OD’ing (overdosing)” when people bought four or five pills at a time, investigators said in the release.
During Martin’s arrest, officers found 88 fentanyl pills in his pocket, and 805 fentanyl pills and two guns at his apartment, authorities said.
Martin had multiple prior drug-related felony convictions, including a 2017 state court conviction for manufacturing or delivering a controlled substance in a drug-free zone, according to court records.
He received a 25-year sentence for that offense and was on parole at the time that he was selling fentanyl to Medina and others, authorities said.