Omaha man convicted of distributing fentanyl that caused overdose death
An Omaha man was sentenced Tuesday to 168 months in prison following his plea of guilty to distribution of a controlled substance. Jason D. Hartzel...

An Omaha man was sentenced Tuesday to 168 months in prison following his plea of guilty to distribution of a controlled substance. Jason D. Hartzell, 22, was convicted of distributing fentanyl pressed pills to a person who died from drug, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa. Council Bluffs Police officers and Council Bluffs Fire Department personnel were dispatched to a motel on Jan. 12, 2021 to provide treatment to an unresponsive party who ultimately died from a fentanyl overdose.