Jury takes just couple of hours to find Rochester man guilty in drug death
Harrison Thorp 5:40 a.m. Updated 1 p.m. ONLY IN THE VOICE
DOVER - A Rochester man accused of dispensing a deadly dose of fentanyl to a Somersworth man in 2020 was found guilty by a Strafford County jury late Thursday. Richard Trueman, 41, formerly of 31 Winter St., Rochester, now faces up to life in prison when he is sentenced. It took the jury just a couple of hours to reach a verdict. Keenan Skillin, 38, died as a result of ingesting the powerful synthetic opioid, which was "knowing dispensed" to him by Trueman on Sept. 29, 2020. Trueman is also facing a second life sentence after a more recent charge of dispensing drugs death resulting in the death of Kayla Hartford, 27, of Rochester, who died on March 4, 2022, as a result of ingesting (fentanyl) given to her by Trueman, according to the indictment handed down by a Strafford County grand jury last August. Sentencings usually occur about three months after a verdict is reached.
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