Gilbert Man Sentenced to Over 10 Years in Prison for Distribution of Fentanyl Resulting in Death

     PHOENIX, Ariz. – On October 15, 2019, John Yoon Yi, 29, of Gilbert, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell to 135 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release. Yi previously pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl resulting in death. 

     On September 25, 2015, Yi sold three blue “M-30” pills that looked like oxycodone to a customer.  Later that night, the customer died from a fentanyl overdose after consuming one of the pills. 

     The investigation in this case was conducted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Gilbert Police Department and the Mesa Police Department.  The prosecution was handled by Krista Wood, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona, Phoenix.