A Winchester man has been sentenced to 15 years to life in state prison for supplying the fentanyl that caused the fatal overdose of 30-year-old Calin Sender, marking one of the few fentanyl-related murder convictions in California, according to the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office.
Prosecutors said Quinn Aaron McKellips, 38, provided the lethal dose of fentanyl that killed Sender in January 2020. Evidence presented during trial showed McKellips had been selling multiple types of narcotics to Sender for several months before his death.
Riverside County District Attorney Mike Hestrin said the sentence reflects the seriousness of the crime and its impact. “The sale of fentanyl and the actions that lead to the death of another person have devastating, far-reaching impacts,” Hestrin said in a statement released by the District Attorney’s Office. “These crimes shatter families and communities, and we will continue to hold those responsible with full accountability here in Riverside County.”…