EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — A 46-year-old man who was facing the region’s first-ever state murder charges in a fentanyl-related case was sentenced to 18 years in prison, according to the El Paso District Attorney’s Office on Monday, Sept. 14.
Eric Robles was sentenced after pleading guilty to murder and manufactur/delivery of a controlled substance, which resulted in the death of 49-year-old Jesus Hernandez.
DEA’s El Paso Division helps bring first fentanyl murder charge in region
Robles was sentenced to 18 years for murder and 15 years in prison for manufacture/delivery of a controlled substance. The DA’s Office said the sentences will run concurrently.
On May 23, 2024, Hernandez was found dead in the El Paso County Detention Facility, and an autopsy revealed a “lethal dosage of fentanyl” was found in his system at the time of his death, according to the DA’s Office…