Mom Accused of Bringing Fentanyl into Sylmar Juvenile Hall Pleads No Contest

A mother accused of attempting to sneak fentanyl pills into a Sylmar juvenile detention facility where her son was being held entered into a plea deal Wednesday morning at the San Fernando Courthouse. Jeny Catalina Morenoparra pled no contest to the felony charge of bringing an illegal substance into a jail facility. The charge carries a sentence of at least 16 months, after which she would be put on parole.  Her next court date is on Feb. 18. The initial incident dates back to 2023, when Morenoparra went to Barry J. Nidorf Juvenile Hall to visit her son. Prosecutors alleged…