CONCORD, NH — A local man has been sentenced to many years in jail for selling drugs that took the life of Lakes Region man in 2017. Spencer Grayson, 23, formerly of Concord, was sentenced in Merrimack County Superior Court to an 8.5- to 20-years in prison for selling a fatal mix of fentanyl and methamphetamine to Ryan Smith, 30, of Laconia, in July 2017, causing his death. Grayson was also sentenced to two 5- to 10-year terms for selling methamphetamine and fentanyl on two other occasions.
Those counts will be suspended for 10 years from the date of his release and conditioned on good behavior, completion of a drug treatment program, and fulfillment of his sentencing obligations, according to Deputy Attorney General Jane Young.
Grayson pleaded guilty to the charges in April.
Grayson – who was previously convicted of control drug; acts prohibited in Hooksett District Court in August 2016– was out on bail at the time he sold the fatal fentanyl-meth mix to Smith. Smith ingested the drugs behind the Cumberland Farms on North Main Street in Concord, overdosed, and died later at Concord Hospital.
Grayson was arrested after Northfield Police were sent to an emergency call and he was at the scene of the call. One of the officers recognized him, confirmed active Concord warrants, and arrested him.
Smith, according to his obituary, waged a 16-year battle with addiction. He was beloved by his family, was an avid music and movie fan, and loved animals, writing, and drawing.
"This epidemic is proving yet again, to be another powerful, tragic, heartbreaking disease to all who go about battling it and leaving it untreated," the family stated in the obit. "Anyone that knew Ryan would say he was a giant teddy bear, and just another big kid. He enjoyed making people laugh and had a contagious smile that made his eyes shine every time. He was the best uncle a kid could ask for, a gentle son, a protective big brother, loyal to friends, and intelligent beyond words. At the time of his death he chose to be homeless, withdrawn from his family and unwilling to accept any kind of treatment."
Grayson had a lengthy criminal history. Along with the drug dealing charge in Hooksett, he previous charges in Concord include assault, domestic violence-simple assault, obstructing report of a crime or injury, default or breach of bail conditions, warrants, driving charges, and domestic violence-obstructing report of a crime or injury.
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