Sacramento one gets 17 years
The man accused of selling the fentanyl pills that led to Rocklin teen Zachary Didier’s death was sentenced in court on Thursday. Virgil Xavier Bmapper, 22, was sentenced to 17 years in prison, with credit for 178 days of time served. Border pleaded no contest in July to three charges including involuntary manslaughter and two counts of selling a controlled substance to a minor and admitted the special allegation of inflicting great bodily injury, according to Placer County officials.| VIDEO BELOW | Sacramento man pleads no contest to selling fentanyl that killed Rocklin teen Zachary Didier Pleading no contest does not mean Bmapper has admitted guilt, just that he accepts the conviction.He will likely have to pay restitution as well but that amount has not yet been determined, according to KCRA 3’s Lysee Mitri. Before the sentencing was announced, the judge heard emotional victim impact statements from Zach’s family. Bmapper spoke as well, saying he is deeply sorry, adding that not a day goes by that he doesn’t think about what has happened. He said if he could exchange his life for Zach’s, he would. He said Zach was “a good friend to me,” and told the judge he takes responsibility for his actions. “I’m grateful that I got to hear the words from the defendant. And if only acknowledging his comments and expressing gratitude for those comments helps him to lead a better life in the future, then he has those,” Laura Didier said after the sentencing.Zach died from fentanyl poisoning in December 2020, when he bought fake Percocet pills from Snapchat that were actually laced with fentanyl. | VIDEO BELOW | Parents of Rocklin teen who died from fentanyl poisoning share son’s story to Folsom classLaura and Chris Didier spoke in a news conference immediately following the sentencing, acknowledging some of the struggles they’ve faced and speaking about Bmapper in court.Both Laura and Chris said they ‘ve faced a lot of shaming from other parents, but they’ll still continue to bring attention to the fentanyl problem Placer County is facing. Chris said some parents falsely believe that Zach’s death was connected to addiction.”Zach’s death was not a death from addiction. And when addiction is connected to our story, the victim shaming creeps in and our message is lost. The message of the lethality of this drug and the deception behind it is lost,” Chris said. Placer County Sheriff Wayne Woo also thanked the family for their efforts to bring awareness to the situation.”The Didiers experienced every parent’s worst nightmare. And unfortunately, that nightmare strikes families in Placer County all too often because of this fentanyl epidemic,” Woo said .
The man accused of selling the fentanyl pills that led to Rocklin teen Zachary Didier’s death was sentenced in court on Thursday.
Virgil Xavier Bmapper, 22, was sentenced to 17 years in prison, with credit for 178 days of time served.
Border pleaded no contest in July to three charges including involuntary manslaughter and two counts of selling a controlled substance to a minor and admitted the special allegation of inflicting great bodily injury, according to Placer County officials.
| VIDEO BELOW | Sacramento man pleads no contest to sell fentanyl that killed Rocklin teen Zachary Didier
Pleading no contest does not mean Bmapper has admitted guilt, just that he accepts the conviction.
He will likely have to pay restitution as well but that amount has not yet been determined, according to KCRA 3’s Lysee Mitri.
Before the sentencing was announced, the judge heard emotional victim impact statements from Zach’s family.
Bmapper spoke as well, saying he is deeply sorry, adding that not a day goes by that he doesn’t think about what has happened. He said if he could exchange his life for Zach’s, he would. He said Zach was “a good friend to me,” and told the judge he takes responsibility for his actions.
“I’m grateful that I got to hear the words from the defendant. And if only acknowledging his comments and expressing gratitude for those comments helps him to lead a better life in the future, then he has those,” Laura Didier said after the sentencing.
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He will likely have to pay restitution as well but that amount has not yet been determined.
— Lysee Mitri (@LyseeMitri) September 1, 2022
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Bmapper spoke as well, saying he is deeply sorry. He said not a day goes by that he doesn’t think about what has happened. He said if he could exchange his life for Zach’s, he would. He said Zach was “a good friend to me.”
— Lysee Mitri (@LyseeMitri) September 1, 2022
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He has presentencing credits for 178 days of that sentence for time he has already served behind bars and things like educational credits that he has accumulated after taking courses in jail.
— Lysee Mitri (@LyseeMitri) September 1, 2022
Zach died from fentanyl poisoning in December 2020, when he bought fake Percocet pills from Snapchat that were actually laced with fentanyl.
| VIDEO BELOW | Parents of Rocklin teen who died from fentanyl poisoning share son’s story to Folsom class
Laura and Chris Didier spoke in a news conference immediately following the sentencing, acknowledging some of the struggles they’ve faced and speaking about Bmapper in court.
Both Laura and Chris said they’ve faced a lot of shaming from other parents, but they’ll still continue to bring attention to the fentanyl problem Placer County is facing.
Chris said some parents falsely believe that Zach’s death was connected to addiction.
“Zach’s death was not a death from addiction. And when addiction is connected to our story, the victim shaming creeps in and our message is lost. The message of the lethality of this drug and the deception behind it is lost,” Chris said.
Placer County Sheriff Wayne Woo also thanked the family for their efforts to bring awareness to the situation.
“The Didiers experienced every parent’s worst nightmare. And unfortunately, that nightmare strikes families in Placer County all too often because of this fentanyl epidemic,” Woo said.