Undercover sting at Amarillo hospital leads to 20-year prison sentence

AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) – A Wayside woman will spend 20 years in prison for dealing large amounts of fentanyl from an unlikely place—a hospital room.

Katie Jo Pate, 43, pleaded guilty last month to two felony charges of manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance.

According to court documents, Pate’s first offense happened in September 2022. On that date, she sought medical treatment at an area hospital after she was injured in a shooting…

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