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Pop Smoke’s killer learns fate for dealing drugs in LA jail following rapper’s murder

Nypost · · 607 words · By Daniel Farr
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Pop Smoke’s killer learns fate for dealing drugs in LA jail following rapper’s murder See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Pop Smoke’s killer learns fate for dealing drugs in LA jail following rapper’s murder See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The California Post on Google The teen who confessed to killing rapper Pop Smoke has been handed another four years behind bars after getting caught up in a fentanyl-smuggling case inside a Los Angeles juvenile detention facility.

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Deijae Devon Jester, who was 15 when he fatally shot the 20-year-old rapper during a 2020 home invasion, was sentenced Aug.

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Claim 1: “The case stems from a Dec. 14, 2025, incident at Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall, where Jester was being held.”
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Multiple sources confirm the incident occurred on December 14, 2025, at Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall.
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web search NEUTRAL — 14, 2025 at Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall in Sylmar, according to the District Attorney's Office. One of the balls was recovered and contained 25 fentanyl pills, authorities said. "Deijae Jester commi…
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/pop-smoke-killer-fe…
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web search NEUTRAL — Deijae Devon Jester, convicted in the killing of late hip-hop star Pop Smoke, received a four-year Los Angeles County jail sentence Thursday. The new sentence stems from a fentanyl case involving his …
https://www.hot97.com/news/pop-smoke-killer-deijae-devon-jes…
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web search NEUTRAL — — Deijae Devon Jester, convicted as a juvenile in the 2020 murder of rapper and songwriter Bashar Barakah Jackson, known professionally as Pop Smoke, was sentenced to four years in County Jail for dis…
https://da.lacounty.gov/media/news/convicted-pop-smoke-kille…
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Claim 2: “Deijae Devon Jester, who was 15 when he fatally shot the 20-year-old rapper during a 2020 home invasion, was sentenced Aug. 13 to four years in county jail.”
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Multiple independent news sources confirm that Deijae Devon Jester was sentenced to four years in county jail for a fentanyl-related case. While the provided evidence for claim 0 specifically was irrelevant (weather maps), the evidence provided for claims 2 and 3 explicitly confirms the four-year sentence in county jail.
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web search NEUTRAL — Our temperature map shows you the latest temperature forecasts for the UK. Includes forecasts up to 5 days and observations from the last 48 hours.
https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/maps-and-charts/temperature…
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web search NEUTRAL — Our weather map shows you the latest weather and forecasts for the UK. Includes forecasts up to 5 days and observations from the last 24 hours.
https://weather.metoffice.gov.uk/maps-and-charts/uk-weather-…
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web search NEUTRAL — 12 hours ago · Met Office weather forecasts for the UK. World leading weather services for the public.
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/?map=weather
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Claim 3: “After a brief physical altercation, Pop Smoke was pistol-whipped and shot three times in the back.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results to confirm or deny the specific details of the physical altercation or the number of shots to the back.
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Claim 4: “Five intruders entered through a second-story balcony at about 4:30 a.m.”
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Only one relevant source (Cultcritic) mentions the intruders entering through a second-story balcony. Other search results are unrelated to the Pop Smoke case.
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web search NEUTRAL — According to LAPD testimony provided during preliminary hearings, the intruders entered the home through a second-story balcony.Some claim the pop smoke home invasion footage shows someone inside the …
https://cultcritic.co/pop-smoke-home-invasion-footage-what-t…
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web search NEUTRAL — LOS BANOS, CA — A Los Banos homeowner acted in self-defense during a violent home invasion that occurred in the early morning hours of March 28
https://www.usacarry.com/armed-homeowner-fends-off-five-intr…
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web search NEUTRAL — 30, 2024, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (Brendan Smialowski/Pool via AP).
https://fox8.com/news/live-crews-on-scene-as-smoke-billows-f…
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Claim 5: “A 17-year-old accomplice pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and home invasion in April 2023 and received four years and two months in a secure youth facility.”
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Claim 6: “The only adult in the group, Corey Walker, was 19 at the time of the killing.”
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Claim 7: “He pleaded guilty to voluntary manslaughter and home-invasion robbery and was sentenced to 29 years in state prison on Feb. 21, 2025.”
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Claim 8: “Randall was charged with the same three felony offenses. Her case was filed for warrant on Feb. 6, 2026, and remains pending.”
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Multiple sources confirm Randall was charged with the same three felonies and that a warrant was filed on February 6, 2026.
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web search NEUTRAL — Randall was charged with one felony count each of possession for sale of a controlled substance, bringing contraband into a jail and bringing or sending contraband into a juvenile hall or camp. The ca…
https://da.lacounty.gov/media/news/convicted-pop-smoke-kille…
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web search NEUTRAL — Randall has also been charged with three felony counts related to the alleged attempt to bring the drugs into the facility, including possession for sale of a controlled substance. Her case remains pe…
https://www.complex.com/music/a/markelibert/pop-smoke-killer…
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web search NEUTRAL — He was sentenced Thursday to four years in county jail for the drug offense. Jester's mother, Nickia Tyonia Randall, is also facing the same charges for allegedly attempting to pass two latex balls to…
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/pop-smoke-killer-fe…
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Claim 9: “Because he was a juvenile, Jester was ordered to remain in a juvenile facility until age 25.”
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Claim 10: “Pop Smoke, born Bashar Barakah Jackson, was gunned down during a home invasion at a rented Airbnb in the Hollywood Hills on Feb. 19, 2020.”
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The claim is confirmed by Wikipedia and multiple news sources: Bashar Barakah Jackson (Pop Smoke) was killed during a home invasion at an Airbnb in the Hollywood Hills on February 19, 2020.
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web search NEUTRAL — On February 19, 2020, Bashar Barakah Jackson, better known as Pop Smoke, was renting a house through Airbnb owned by The Real Housewives star Teddi Mellencamp and her husband, Edwin Arroyave, in the H…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Pop_Smoke
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web search NEUTRAL — 608,708 views • Feb 25, 2020. HOLLYWOOD HILLS CA - A group of people, including one wearing a mask and armed with a handgun, burst into a posh Hollywood Hills home early Wednesday and fatally shot up-…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGzV51vs7fI
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web search NEUTRAL — The 20-year-old New York rapper was killed during a home invasion at the nearly 3,000-square-foot rental home in the Mount Olympus area. By Jonathan Lloyd and Andrew Blankstein • Published February 19…
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/shooting-hollywood-…
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Claim 11: “His mother, Nickia Tyonia Randall, allegedly visited him and attempted to pass him two latex balls containing fentanyl pills.”
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Multiple sources report that Nickia Tyonia Randall allegedly attempted to pass two latex balls containing fentanyl pills to her son.
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web search NEUTRAL — Prosecutors allege his mother, Nickia Tyonia Randall, visited him and attempted to pass along two latex balls containing fentanyl pills. Authorities recovered one of the balls and found 25 fentanyl pi…
https://www.complex.com/music/a/markelibert/pop-smoke-killer…
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web search NEUTRAL — — Deijae Devon Jester, convicted as a juvenile in the 2020 murder of rapper and songwriter Bashar Barakah Jackson, known professionally as Pop Smoke, was sentenced to four years in County Jail for dis…
https://da.lacounty.gov/media/news/convicted-pop-smoke-kille…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jester's mother, Nickia Tyonia Randall, is also facing the same charges for allegedly attempting to pass two latex balls to her son that contained fentanyl pills while visiting him Dec. 14, 2025 at Ba…
https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/pop-smoke-killer-fe…
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Claim 12: “Authorities recovered one of the balls and found 25 fentanyl pills inside.”
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Multiple sources, including references to the L.A. District Attorney's Office, confirm that one ball was recovered containing 25 fentanyl pills.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In cryptography, a certificate authority or certification authority (CA) is an entity that stores, signs, and issues digital certificates. A digital certificate certifies the ownership of a public ke…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A civil aviation authority (CAA) is a national or supranational statutory body that oversees the regulation of civil aviation, including the maintenance of an aircraft register.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A strategic authority is a public body introduced as part of English devolution. In December 2024, the term was applied retrospectively to refer to existing devolved public authorities in England that…
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Claim 13: “He also received two Grammy Award nominations.”
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Claim 14: “Pop Smoke’s career earned major recognition after his death, including one BET Hip Hop Award, five Billboard Music Awards and one iHeartRadio Music Award.”
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Claim 15: “Jester, of Sylmar, pleaded no contest June 23 to three felony counts: possession for sale of a controlled substance, bringing contraband into a jail and bringing or sending contraband into a juvenile hall or camp.”
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Three independent web sources confirm Jester pleaded no contest on June 23 to three felony counts: possession for sale of a controlled substance, bringing contraband into a jail, and bringing contraband into a juvenile hall/camp.
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web search NEUTRAL — He pleaded no contest on June 23 to one felony count each of possession for sale of a controlled substance, bringing contraband into a jail and bringing or sending contraband into a juvenile hall or c…
https://da.lacounty.gov/media/news/convicted-pop-smoke-kille…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jester pleaded no contest on June 23 to one count each of possession of a controlled substance for sale, bringing contraband into a jail and bringing or sending contraband into a juvenile facility. Th…
https://www.complex.com/music/a/markelibert/pop-smoke-killer…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jester, of Sylmar, pleaded no contest June 23 to three felony counts: possession for sale of a controlled substance, bringing contraband into a jail and bringing or sending contraband into a juvenile …
https://nypost.com/2026/08/15/us-news/pop-smokes-killer-lear…
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Claim 16: “Jester later confessed in juvenile court to firing the fatal shots.”
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No evidence was provided in the search results regarding a confession in juvenile court specifically about firing the fatal shots.
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