SANTA ANA, Calif.—A 24-year-old Santa Ana man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison July 17 for dealing a deadly dose of fentanyl to an 18-year-old Tustin woman. Isai Hernandez Higinio pleaded guilty Jan. 30 to possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl. The defendant agreed to sell oxycodone pills to Adriana Davies in…
Man Gets 15 Years for Dealing Deadly Dose of Fentanyl to Tustin Teen
July 18, 2023
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Man Faces 20 Years in Prison in Fentanyl Death of South Bay Teen
LOS ANGELES—A Rolling Hills man is facing 20 years to life in federal prison following his conviction for providing fentanyl-laced pills to a 15-year-old boy who ate them and died in May 2020, federal prosecutors said May 22. Alexander Declan Bell Wilson, 22, was convicted late Friday after a five-day trial of distribution of fentanyl…
Man Faces 20 Years in Prison in Fentanyl Death of California Teen
LOS ANGELES—A Rolling Hills man is facing 20 years to life in federal prison following his conviction for providing fentanyl-laced pills to a 15-year-old boy who ate them and died in May 2020, federal prosecutors said May 22. Alexander Declan Bell Wilson, 22, was convicted late Friday after a five-day trial of distribution of fentanyl…
Mother Arrested in 17-Month-Old’s Fentanyl Poisoning Death in Riverside County
May 12, 2023
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A Norco, California mother was arrested May 9 on suspicion of murder in the fentanyl-related death of her 17-month-old daughter, according to authorities. Deputies from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department responded to a report of a juvenile in need of medical aid on the 100 block of 8th Street at 3:30 p.m., where they found…
Orange County Man Gets 20 Years in Prison for Selling Fentanyl That Killed 2
May 5, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—An Orange County man was sentenced May 5 to 20 years in federal prison for distributing fentanyl that resulted in the overdose deaths of two victims—one in Aliso Viejo, the other in Utah—within six weeks of each other. Jason Soheili, 28, of Laguna Hills, pleaded guilty in December in Los Angeles to two counts…
Orange County Officials, Victims Share Uphill Battle With California’s Lax Stance on Fentanyl
April 26, 2023
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Dozens of photographs of once-smiling people who have recently died of fentanyl overdoses lined the walls of the shared courtyard of the Orange County District Attorney and sheriff department April 24, where officials and loved ones gathered for a Crime Victims Rights ceremony. “I’ve spent a lot of my career all over the…
San Diego Man Sentenced to 10 Years for Fatal Fentanyl Drug Sale
SAN DIEGO—A San Diego man who took part in the sale of fentanyl-laced pills that led to a woman’s overdose death was sentenced this week to 10 years in federal prison. Jonathan Miguel Lopez, 35, pleaded guilty to his role in the sale of pills to 23-year-old Sherie Gil, who was found dead Sept. 30,…
Newport Beach Group Collecting Signatures for Stricter California Fentanyl Laws
April 17, 2023
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On a recent afternoon along a stretch of Beach Boulevard in Garden Grove, California, a man winced before slumping over at a bus stop as he tightly gripped a blowtorch he had used to heat fentanyl. Another man next to him had already passed out after doing the drug in broad daylight just feet away…
Fentanyl Deaths Among Young Children Rising at Alarming Rate: Advocacy Group
A significant number of deaths among American adults are now being accounted for by fentanyl, with deaths among children increasing by more than 1,400 percent since 2015, according to a national advocacy group. Families Against Fentanyl (FAF), the organization that compiled the data, said in a Jan. 12 statement that fentanyl deaths in children are…
House Roundtable Hears Testimony About Role of Social Media in Selling Deadly Drugs
Social media, Snapchat in particular, may be making it easier for young people to purchase lethal pills, a congressional roundtable was told on Jan. 25. Snapchat is known for an app that automatically deletes messages after the receiver reads them, making it possible for drug dealers to take advantage of that feature, witnesses said during…
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