Jury convicts Ronan man of exposing his child to fentanyl

A Lake County jury last month found a Ronan man guilty of negligent homicide in the death of his child due to fentanyl exposure.

The trial for Nyibe Jordan Nguyen, 26, began in District Court in Polson Monday, Dec. 16. The jury began deliberations around 4 p.m. Dec. 17 and reached their guilty verdict by 10:30 a.m. Dec. 18.

The mother of the child, Roberta Hammer, 23, was convicted of negligent homicide by way of a plea agreement. She was sentenced in district court in Polson Oct. 17 to the Montana State Women’s Prison for 15 years with 10 years suspended. Judge John A. Mercer presided over both cases and set sentencing for Nguyen on Jan. 3.