Player implicated in the death of Derek Booggard trying to avoid jail.

The man who is accused of providing Derek Boogaard with the Percocet that led to his overdose is apparently trying to avoid jail time. According to a report from the New York Post Jordan Hart, a former minor league player, is looking for a deferred prosecution agreement.

[Lawyer] Robert P. LaRusso is in talks with the government and hopes to skate around the criminal charges by signing “deferred prosecution agreement.” Under such a deal usually given to low-level, first-time offenders, Hart, 32, would avoid prosecution by remaining a law-abiding citizen and agreeing to other terms – such as restricted travel – over a length of period agreed to by the government. LaRusso said Hart – who faces up to 20 years in prison on charges of possessing and conspiring to distribute oxycodone – also told Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald that his client wants to avoid trial and would likely try to reach plea agreement with the feds if a deferred prosecution agreement can’t be obtained.

That's all well and good, but the fact of the matter is whether or not it's his first criminal offense, Boogaard is still dead, and he's not coming back. In Hart's defense, one has to wonder if Boogaard wasn't getting them from him, he likely would have found another source to provide him with the Percocet. Derek's father released a statement of his own via the Star Tribune following the death of his son, and it makes it even more difficult to have any kind of pity for Hart.

“We miss Derek every minute of every day. Every effort to hold accountable those that contributed to my son’s addiction and death is commendable. My family and I appreciate the tireless and persistent work of the New York Office of the Drug Enforcement Administration. It is our hope that their hard work will save other families from the heartbreak we endure.”

Should Hart face jail time for the death of Boogaard? Or is this just a case of wrong place wrong time?