CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Testimony continued Wednesday in the fentanyl homicide trial stemming from the 2022 overdose death of 27-year-old Matthew Ashburn.
Dominic Enrique Rios, 33, has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Investigator describes drug evidence
Sgt. Ryan Ayrest, an investigator with the 19th Judicial District Drug Task Force, testified that he responded to the Hunting Creek Court home after suspected drugs were reported inside.
Ayrest said he recovered a folded white piece of paper with a blue residue in the kitchen, along with cut straws and empty beers in the trash. He said the residue field-tested positive for fentanyl before being sent to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigations for further analysis.
Messages, interview video and location data shown to jurors
After obtaining the passcode to Ashburn’s phone from his sister, Ayrest said he reviewed recent messages and call logs. He testified that Ashburn had been in contact with Rios and a man named Taylor Mayes before his death…