Crime & Safety
Man Arrested For Homicide In Overdose Death: Murrieta Police
Miguel Angel Gonzalez, 19, was booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center on suspicion of homicide on a bail amount of $1 million.
MURRIETA, CA — A 19-year-old Perris man was behind bars Saturday for allegedly selling drugs to a 22-year-old man who died as a result of a fentanyl overdose in Murrieta.
Miguel Angel Gonzalez was arrested Thursday after detectives from the Murrieta Police Department's Special Enforcement Team and General Investigations Detective Bureau served a search warrant at his Perris residence, police said.
Gonzalez was booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center on suspicion of homicide on a bail amount of $1 million.
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The identity of the 22-year-old victim was not released. Murrieta police said officers responded to the 35000 block of Mitchell Road on Feb. 20 at around 9:15 p.m. to a report of a possible drug overdose.
Murrieta Fire and Rescue along with police officers began life saving measures, but the victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
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The investigation was ongoing. Anyone with additional information was encouraged to contact detective John Ferrulli at 951-461-6827.
— City News Service
