On Tuesday, jailed South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh and the man he allegedly paid to fatally shoot him last year were indicted on drug-related charges. Greenville News reported that Murdaugh and Curtis Smith, 61, are charged with two counts of conspiracy — one of which involves oxycodone. Smith was also charged with money laundering, forgery, …
A California man has been arrested after police found him possessing enough fentanyl to kill 12 million people, KABC-TV reports. On Wednesday, the California Highway Patrol pulled over 60-year-old Alfonso Gomez-Santana during a traffic stop in Fullerton. Inside his vehicle, officers discovered four kilos of fentanyl and an additional 20 more kilos at his home, according …
A Pennsylvania toddler who was shot three years ago while his father used him as a “human shield” during a drug deal has died, prompting an investigation into whether his death was a direct result of injuries from the shooting, KYW-TV reports. Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner announced on Tuesday that 3-year-old Yaseem Jenkins died. …
A Florida bride and her caterer have been arrested and face charges of lacing food with marijuana at the wedding. Several guests at the wedding called 911, reporting that they were feeling ill. One man said he “felt like he had drugs inside him,” and others said they were certain the food contained marijuana edibles, …
A Colorado mother charged with selling drugs to minors — including her 16-year-old son, who died of a fentanyl overdose — now faces federal charges with harsher penalties. A district judge in El Paso County dismissed state charges, none of which were connected with her son’s death, against Maria Davis-Conchie on Thursday, KRDO reported. The …
Autopsy results released four months after a 15-month-old Florida girl’s death reveal she died from fentanyl poising, and investigators are now trying to figure out how the deadly drug got into the baby’s home. Ivy White’s father, 32-year-old Kaleb White, left for work at 10 p.m. on October 4, 2021, leaving hte baby girl in …
An infant was found alive Sunday after five people were discovered dead in a Colorado apartment, reportedly from some sort of drug use, the Denver Post reports. Around 3:45 p.m., Ian Scott was inside his unit at the North Range Crossing apartment complex in Commerce City when he heard a woman scream. Scott stepped out …
A South Dakota man was arrested last week after his mother mistakenly distributed marijuana-laced brownies at a senior center, according to reports. On January 4, Bon Homme County dispatch received multiple calls regarding possible poisonings. The responding deputy learned that all of the affected patients attended a card game at the Tabor Senior Center earlier …
Florida’s Poison Control Center issued a warning earlier this month that 35 people have ended up in the hospital after illegally buying synthetic spice from drug dealers. The incident began in Hillsborough County when numerous people were hospitalized from severe bleeding after taking a synthetic form of marijuana. Some people were bleeding when they used …
Two women who’d been party-hopping around Los Angeles last week were later dropped off at different hospitals — where one died and one is fighting for her life. Christy Giles, a 24-year-old model originally from Alabama, was dumped on the sidewalk in front of Southern California Hospital in Culver City, where she died, Fox News …
The parents of a 15-month-old boy who died of fentanyl poisoning in September have been charged with the toddler’s murder. The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office added a murder charge at 22-year-old Adler Metcalf’s initial court appearance, KTLA reported. He had previously been charged only with child endangerment. The boy’s mother, 20-year-old Sandy Acuna, is …
