Trial Begins for Man Accused of Killing Friend During Fentanyl Dispute

A 24-year-old man gunned down a friend in Irvine following an argument in a plot to steal fentanyl, a prosecutor told jurors Monday, while the attorney for the accused said her client did not plan to kill or rob the man and acted out of “jealousy.”

Noah Emmanuel Farmer is charged with murder with special circumstances allegations of lying in wait and robbery and sentencing enhancements for discharge of a gun causing death and the personal use of a gun.

Farmer is accused of killing 19-year-old Nicholas Alistair Neaimi-Pour just before 12:40 p.m. on Aug. 3, 2023, at Athel Avenue and Sego Street…

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