Jacksonville Man Sentenced To Twenty Years For Distributing Fentanyl That Resulted In Overdose Death

 Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Larry Bouknight (34, Jacksonville) to 20 years in federal prison for distributing a controlled substance that resulted in death.

Bouknight had pleaded guilty on July 14, 2020.

According to court documents, on September 6, 2018, Bouknight sold a Jacksonville woman and her friend a controlled substance that they believed to be heroin, but actually contained fentanyl. After the friend had ingested the narcotic, a relative found her dead in her home later that day. The Jacksonville Medical Examiner’s office subsequently determined that the victim’s cause of death was fentanyl toxicity.

This case was investigated by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office in coordination with the State Attorney’s Office for the 4^th Judicial Circuit and the U.S. Attorney’s Office. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Julie Hackenberry.