WAREHAM, Mass. (WWLP) - A man was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay for funeral expenses in connection with selling fentanyl that resulted in a deadly overdose. In a news release from the Department of Justice, from January 2019 through at least April 3, 2019, 40-year-old Troy Jones and his co-conspirator, 33-year-old Kayla Nightingale worked together to distribute fentanyl in Wareham. 12 arrested for high end car theft ring in Massachusetts An investigation revealed that they sold fentanyl to a 42-year-old Wareham resident who died of a fentanyl overdose on April 2, 2019. Jones and Nightingale were arrested in October 2020 in connection with his death. Jones pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute fentanyl resulting in death and distributing fentanyl resulting in death. Last week, he was sentenced to 92 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, and ordered to pay $7,868 in restitution to the family of the victim for funeral expenses. Nightingale pleaded guilty and is scheduled to be sentenced on Jan. 8, 2025. Local News Headlines Receive an unexpected gift with a QR code? Massachusetts police warn residents of scheme Reba McIntire announces show at Mohegan Sun Arena Dry Humor set to open Easthampton storefront Springfield Police seeking help locating 15-year-old runaway WWLP-22News, an NBC affiliate, began broadcasting in March 1953 to provide local news, network, syndicated, and local programming to western Massachusetts. Watch the 22News Digital Edition weekdays at 4 p.m. on WWLP.com.