{"id":2019936,"date":"2023-09-01T22:25:04","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T02:25:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/temecula-man-found-guilty-of-murder-for-womans-fentanyl-related-death\/"},"modified":"2023-09-01T22:29:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T02:29:09","slug":"temecula-man-found-guilty-of-murder-for-womans-fentanyl-related-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/temecula-man-found-guilty-of-murder-for-womans-fentanyl-related-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Temecula man convicted of murder in fentanyl death."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftemecula-man-found-guilty-of-murder-for-womans-fentanyl-related-death%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2019936&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>California Man Found \u200bGuilty of Second-Degree Murder in\u2063 Fentanyl-Related \u2064Death<\/h2>\n<p>For the first time ever, a \u2063California jury has delivered a groundbreaking \u2063verdict,\u200d finding a \u200c34-year-old <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-charged-for-2018-shooting-of-mass-police-officer\/\" title=\"Man charged for 2018 shooting of Mass. police officer\">man guilty<\/a> of second-degree murder. The defendant, \u2064Vincente David \u2062Romero, knowingly provided fentanyl to a woman named Kelsey King, resulting in\u200d her tragic death. This landmark ruling marks a\u2064 significant step in the\u200b state&#8217;s battle against the opioid crisis.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThis verdict is\u200d a testament to our\u200d unwavering \u200ccommitment to protecting \u200cour communities,\u2062 providing justice\u2064 for victims,\u2062 and holding those accountable who engage in the distribution of\u2062 illicit fentanyl \u2064resulting in \u200cdeath,\u201d Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin said in a news release.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Riverside County, located in Southern California, has become the first\u2062 jurisdiction in the \u200dstate to secure a \u2064guilty verdict in \u2064a fentanyl-related\u200c homicide trial. This victory sets a precedent and sends a powerful message to drug dealers that they\u200b can be held accountable for murder.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/young-californians-are-dying-in-fentanyl-crisis-fueled-by-social-media-5395049\">Young Californians Are \u200cStill Dying in Fentanyl Crisis Fueled by Social Media<\/a><br \/>\n    <br \/>\n    <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">7\/12\/2023<\/span>\n  <\/li>\n<li>\n    <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/california-democrat-seeks-to-bypass-legislature-over-fentanyl-policy-despite-democratic-supermajority-5237901\">California \u2062Democrat Seeks to Bypass Legislature\u2064 Over Fentanyl Policy Despite Democratic Supermajority<\/a><br \/>\n    <br \/>\n    <span class=\"text-comp-caption\">5\/2\/2023<\/span>\n  <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The state \u2062of California has\u2063 been grappling\u2062 with\u200b a surge in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fentanyl-deaths-skyrocket-becoming-nations-leading-killer-for-adults-age-18-45\/\" title=\"Fentanyl Deaths Skyrocket, Becoming Nation\u2019s Leading Killer For Adults Age 18-45\">fentanyl-related deaths<\/a>. In 2021 alone, there were 5,961 deaths attributed\u2062 to fentanyl, accounting for 83 \u2063percent of all <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-takes-heat-for-killing-trumps-opioid-treatment-prescription-plan-praised-by-doctors\/\" title=\"Biden Takes Heat For Killing Trump\u2019s Opioid-Treatment Prescription Plan Praised By Doctors\">opioid-related deaths<\/a> in the state.<\/p>\n<p>In another case in Placer County, Northern\u200b California, a defendant pleaded \u2062guilty to second-degree \u2062murder for the death of \u2064a 15-year-old who died\u2064 after purchasing fentanyl from the\u200d defendant. This further\u2063 highlights the severity of the crisis and the need\u2064 for justice.<\/p>\n<p>Matt Capelouto, \u200ca resident of Temecula, expressed his satisfaction with the\u2062 jury&#8217;s decision. His\u2064 own daughter fell victim to \u200bfentanyl poisoning\u2062 in 2019. Since then, he has been advocating for justice and raising\u200b awareness about\u200d the devastating impact of illicit drugs.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cJustice\u200c doesn\u2019t bring our kids back, but our kids are worth fighting for, and they deserve \u200cit,\u201d \u2062Mr. Capelouto said. \u2062\u201cThe families deserve \u2063it, \u2062too.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Mr. Capelouto now serves \u200cas the president \u2063of \u200cDrug Induced Homicide, an organization dedicated to raising \u200bnational \u2063awareness about the effectiveness of criminal investigation and prosecution in reducing\u200c illicit\u200b drug deaths.<\/p>\n<p>Although California legislation\u2062 called &#8220;Alexandra&#8217;s Law&#8221; was proposed this year\u200c to impose harsher\u2063 penalties \u200don fentanyl dealers, \u200dit unfortunately failed to \u200dpass. However, \u200bthe recent conviction of Vincente David Romero demonstrates that justice can \u2063still be served.<\/p>\n<p>During\u2063 the trial, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/temecula-man-found-guilty-of-murder-for-womans-fentanyl-related-death\/\" title=\"Temecula man convicted of murder in fentanyl death.\">prosecutors\u2063 presented compelling\u200d evidence<\/a> that\u200c the defendant was aware \u2064of the deadly nature of fentanyl and knowingly provided it to the victim. Fentanyl,\u2063 a synthetic opioid, is significantly more potent\u2062 than \u2064heroin and morphine, making it a highly dangerous substance.<\/p>\n<p>This\u2062 groundbreaking verdict \u2062serves as a powerful reminder that \u2064those who engage in the \u200ddistribution of illicit fentanyl resulting\u200c in death will be held accountable for their actions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A California jury has convicted Vincente David Romero, 34, of second-degree murder for supplying fentanyl to Kelsey King, 24, resulting in her death. This marks the first time such a verdict has been reached in the state. The trial took place at the Southwest Justice Center in Murrieta, with the jury delivering the guilty verdict on August 31, 2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":242,"featured_media":2019937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[543],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2019936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-epoch-times"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2019936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/242"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2019936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2019936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2019937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2019936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2019936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2019936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}