(KMZA)--A man has been sentenced in Pottawatomie County to 12 years and one month in prison in connection with the 2023 fentanyl overdose death of another man.

The Wamego Times reports 20-year-old Noah Baker, of Junction City, was sentenced Friday in Pottawatomie County District Court on a charge of distribution of a controlled substance, resulting in death.

After serving his prison sentence, Baker will be placed on 36 months post-release supervision and will be required to register as a violent offender.

A jury found Baker guilty of the charge in August.

He was charged in connection with the death of 18-year-old Thomas Deloach at a Manhattan motel in May 2023.

Two others were previously sentenced in the case.