Two recently arrested suspects and a third suspect who was already in custody are facing murder charges in the fentanyl-related death of a Riverside man who overdosed in November, police announced on Wednesday.
Riverside residents Jaclyn Sherman, 30, and Miguel Garcia, 37, have been arrested and booked on suspicion of murder in the death of 35-year-old Christopher Lucia, the Riverside Police Department stated in its news release.
A narcotics unit began investigating the case in November after Lucia overdosed and was taken to a local hospital where he tested positive for fentanyl. Lucia never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead a few days later on November 13.
“Over the course of their investigation, detectives identified two people suspected of supplying the fentanyl to Christopher, as well as the person suspected of being their source of fentanyl,” the news release stated.
Detectives served multiple search warrants and seized nearly a pound of powdered fentanyl and 11 firearms, police said.