Pop Smoke Murder: Teen Convicted at 15 Sentenced to Prison for Fentanyl Smuggling

Deijae Jester, who was 15 years old at the time of the fatal shooting of Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke, has been sentenced to four years in prison following a separate conviction for fentanyl smuggling, according to court records cited by XXL on August 14, 2026.

The sentencing stems from illegal narcotics trafficking charges that bring new legal consequences for Jester, whose involvement in the high-profile 2020 homicide previously placed him within the juvenile and adult court systems. At the time of the home invasion robbery that killed Pop Smoke—born Bashar Barakah Jackson—in the Hollywood Hills, Jester was among the teenagers implicated in the incident.

According to reporting highlighted by XXL, the four-year federal prison term marks the latest chapter in a string of legal proceedings stemming from both the historic murder case and subsequent criminal offenses. Court filings show that Jester’s transition from juvenile proceedings to federal narcotics charges culminated in the recent prison sentence.

Pop Smoke was killed on February 19, 2020, when armed intruders forced their way into a rented Hollywood Hills home where the rising drill music star was staying. The brazen attack shook the hip-hop community and led to multiple arrests, involving both adult defendants and juvenile participants who faced various charges ranging from murder to manslaughter and robbery in the aftermath of the tragedy.