James Gray Sentenced on Sale of Controlled Drug; Death Resulting and other Drug Charges

Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces that James Gray, age 48, of Ossipee, New Hampshire, was sentenced by the Carroll County Superior Court today on one count of Sale of a Controlled Drug; Death Resulting, four counts of Sale of a Controlled Drug (fentanyl), three counts of Sale of a Controlled Drug (methamphetamine), and one count of Possession of a Controlled Drug with Intent to Distribute.

The defendant was sentenced to serve 7 ½ to 15 years in state prison on the Sale of a Controlled Drug; Death Resulting charge, 7 ½ to 15 years in state prison on the four Sale of a Controlled Drug (fentanyl) charges, and 3 ½ to 7 years in state prison on the three Sale of a Controlled Drug (methamphetamine) charges. The seven Sale of a Controlled Drug charges will run concurrent with each other and consecutive to the Sale of a Controlled Drug; Death Resulting charge. 3 years of the defendant's minimum sentence on these charges will be suspended upon completion of certain programming while incarcerated. On the Possession of a Controlled Drug with Intent to Distribute charge, the defendant was sentenced to 1 ½ to 3 years, all of which is suspended for a period of 10 years from his release from incarceration. These sentences result in an aggregate term of 15-30 years in state prison, with 3 years of the minimum suspended upon completion of certain programming, with an additional sentence of 1 ½ to 3 years suspended for a period of 10 years from the date of his release.

The evidence in this case established that between September and November of 2023, the defendant made seven sales of controlled drugs to a confidential informant. On October 17, 2023, the defendant sold a quantity of fentanyl to another individual. This individual provided the fentanyl to the victim, which ultimately caused the victim's death.

The investigation and resolution of these cases were the result of collaborative efforts of the New Hampshire Attorney General's Office, the Conway Police Department, and the New Hampshire Attorney General's Drug Task Force.