
07/16/2025
DA Greg Willis Announces 38-Year Sentence in Collin County’s First Fentanyl Murder Conviction
Collin County District Attorney Greg Willis announced today that a jury sentenced Gregory Noah Honesty, 27, of Dallas, to 38 years in prison for Murder following the fentanyl death of a young woman in Blue Ridge.
Fatal Overdose Triggers Investigation
On November 19, 2023, Collin County Sheriff's Office McKinney, Texas deputies responded to an overdose call in Blue Ridge, Texas. A young woman was found unresponsive and, despite multiple doses of Narcan, was pronounced dead at the scene. Narcotics investigators responded to the scene due to drug paraphernalia and fentanyl pills found by responding emergency personnel.
Digital Trail Leads to Dealer
Using phone records, Instagram messages, CashApp transactions, and cell phone location data, Investigator Joshua Duncan pieced together the drug deal. He located messages setting up the transaction, followed by a payment from the deceased to Honesty. Location data showed the deceased traveling from Collin County to a Dallas location that was sent to her by Honesty in Instagram messenger. Following the sale of the fentanyl, the cell phone data showed the victim drive back to her home in Blue Ridge, where she was found deceased less than 24 hours later.
First Murder Conviction Under New Fentanyl Law
This case marked Collin County’s first-ever murder conviction under Texas’s new law allowing fentanyl delivery resulting in death to be prosecuted as murder. The jury heard evidence that Honesty had been dealing drugs since 2017—and that he continued selling fentanyl after he posted his bond in May of 2024. Seven law enforcement officers from across Texas testified about Honesty’s drug dealing during the punishment phase. Honesty’s bond was revoked in September of 2024 after Grayson County arrested him on five new charges of drug dealing and Honesty remained in custody leading up to trial this month.
After convicting Honesty of first-degree murder, the jury assessed punishment at 38 years in prison (range: 5–99 years or life).
Assistant Criminal District Attorneys Alex Oestreich and Ashlyn Scott prosecuted the case, assisted by DA Investigator Sarah Putman and Victim Assistance Coordinator Jill Moore. Judge Andrea Thompson presided over the case.
DA Greg Willis: “This case puts fentanyl dealers on notice”
“While no sentence can bring this promising young woman back, this conviction sends a clear message: if you deal fentanyl and someone dies, you’ll be prosecuted for murder. This is how we protect our community and hold poison peddlers accountable."
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