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On Nov. 3, 34-year-old Vincent David Romero of Temecula was sentenced to 15-years-to-life for a fentanyl-related homicide following a jury conviction as prosecuted by Riverside County District Attorney Michael Hestrin’s
Landmark CA Murder Case Sees Closing Chapter - Murrieta, CA - The trial marked the first time in California history that a defendant has been convicted of murder by a jury in a fentanyl death.
A jury found a Temecula man guilty of murder in the 2020 fentanyl-related death of a 26-year-old woman - a first-of-its-kind verdict in California.
"Today, our office has successfully provided justice to a victim's family by securing the first-ever guilty verdict by a jury in a fentanyl-related homicide trial in the state of California," District Attorney Mike Hestrin said.
A man was found guilty in California's first fentanyl-related homicide case.