Feb 11, 2026

Prison time for drug deal death of 20-year-old Kansas woman

Posted Feb 11, 2026 1:00 AM
Samuels-Johnson County Jail
Samuels-Johnson County Jail

JOHNSON COUNTY —A man who admitted his role in the drug deal death of a Kansas woman on February 14, 2023 is going to prison.

Last week, Johnson County Judge Jason Billam sentenced 21-year-old Treger Melique Samuels to 84-months in prison, according to the Johnson County District Attorney's office. 

Ericka Grigsby -photo courtesy Dignity Memorial
Ericka Grigsby -photo courtesy Dignity Memorial

Samuels pleaded guilty to charges of distributing drugs causing the death of 20-year-old Ericka Grisby of Olathe.  In June of 2025, police booked Samuels into the Johnson County Jail, according to online records.