A Nampa was sentenced to seven years in prison for selling fentanyl to a co-worker that led to his overdose death, the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Idaho announced in a news release.
Tanner Lee Goforth, 38, will also pay a $1,000 fine and serve three years of supervised release, according to the release. The man pleaded guilty in March.
“This case tragically illustrates the toll fentanyl is taking in Idaho,” U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit said in the news release. “All of our communities need to know how deadly fentanyl is and individuals need to know that we will hold them accountable if they distribute fentanyl to others.”
In May 2022, Goforth met the coworker at a gas station in Nampa to sell him 10 fentanyl pills. The man went home, swallowed the fentanyl and died almost immediately, court records showed. The man’s girlfriend found him in their bathroom about 30 minutes after he took the pills and called 911.
Nampa first responders arrived, but the man could not be revived.
“The damage fentanyl is causing in our communities is devastating,” said Nampa Police Chief Joe Huff. “Families and friends are suffering as they lose their loved ones to this deadly drug. Those responsible must be held accountable.”
