The Placer County Sheriff’s Office hopes a suspected fentanyl overdose caught on video will serve as a warning to the community about the dangers of the drug. The video shows a Placer County resident in his mid-20s buying illicit drugs from someone in a truck at the 76 Gas Station in Penryn on Dec. 3. Minutes later, the man is seen falling to the ground inside the convenience store of the gas station. “We’ve decided to show this video because of how powerful it is, and we hope that it wakes people up and helps them realize just how dangerous fentanyl is,” Placer County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Angela Musallam said. Musallam said the man who overdosed was revived and is “extremely lucky to be alive.”Deputies were able to identify the suspect who sold the illicit substance as 29-year-old Colten Watkins of Roseville. On Dec 5, detectives found just over 8 grams of suspected fentanyl, just over 3.8 grams of methamphetamine, several dollar bills and a black digital scale inside Watkins’ car. During a search of Watkins’ home, detectives found a non-serialized AR-15 rifle and ammunition. Watkins was arrested for possession of narcotics for sale, transportation of a controlled substance and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Amid growing concerns over the fentanyl crisis, the sheriff’s office said it is doubling down on its efforts to help save lives.” We have dedicated as many resources as possible under Sheriff Woo to combat this epidemic,” Musallam said. “We have special teams and detectives who are focused on fentanyl.”The goal is to find and arrest dealers. Putting them behind bars is the next step. Placer County District Attorney Morgan Gire told KCRA 3 that prosecutors are working hard to prove that dealers know how deadly fentanyl can be.”In those instances where we can establish that the dealers of this deadly fentanyl knew exactly how dangerous the drugs that they’re selling are, then we can hold them responsible for the deaths of individuals who died consuming the drugs that they sell. In some circumstances, that can be prosecuted as murder,” Gire said. Gire said there is currently a total of three murder cases currently pending in Placer County. According to the latest data given from the Placer County District Attorney’s Office, there have been 29 overdose deaths involving fentanyl in 2022. There were 33 fentanyl-related deaths in Placer County in 2021 and 24 deaths in 2020. Gire said his office has also launched a new petition that community members can fill out online. It is meant to urge state lawmakers to take action against the fentanyl crisis during the legislative session. Gire said that includes the granting of more resources to help with education, enforcement and prosecution.
PENRYN, Calif. —
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office hopes a suspected fentanyl overdose caught on video will serve as a warning to the community about the dangers of the drug.
The video shows a Placer County resident in his mid-20s buying illicit drugs from someone in a truck at the 76 Gas Station in Penryn on Dec. 3. Minutes later, the man is seen falling to the ground inside the convenience store of the gas station.
“We’ve decided to show this video because of how powerful it is, and we hope that it wakes people up and helps them realize just how dangerous fentanyl is,” Placer County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Angela Musallam said.
Musallam said the man who overdosed was revived and is “extremely lucky to be alive.”
Deputies were able to identify the suspect who sold the illicit substance as 29-year-old Colten Watkins of Roseville. On Dec 5, detectives found just over 8 grams of suspected fentanyl, just over 3.8 grams of methamphetamine, several dollar bills and a black digital scale inside Watkins’ car. During a search of Watkins’ home, detectives found a non-serialized AR-15 rifle and ammunition. Watkins was arrested for possession of narcotics for sale, transportation of a controlled substance and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
Amid growing concerns about the fentanyl crisis, the sheriff’s office said it is doubling down on its efforts to help save lives.
“We have dedicated as many resources as possible under Sheriff Woo to combat this epidemic,” Musallam said. “We have special teams and detectives who are focused on fentanyl.”
The goal is to find and arrest dealers. Putting them behind bars is the next step. Placer County District Attorney Morgan Gire told KCRA 3 that prosecutors are working hard to prove that dealers know how deadly fentanyl can be.
“In those instances where we can establish that the dealers of this deadly fentanyl knew exactly how dangerous the drugs that they’re selling are, then we can hold them responsible for the deaths of individuals who died consuming the drugs that they sell. In some circumstances that can be prosecuted as murder,” Gire said.
Gire said there is currently a total of three murder cases currently pending in Placer County.
According to the latest data given from the Placer County District Attorney’s Office, there have been 29 overdose deaths involving fentanyl in 2022. There were 33 fentanyl-related deaths in Placer County in 2021 and 24 deaths in 2020.
Gire said his office has also launched a new petition that community members can fill out online. It is meant to urge state lawmakers to take action against the fentanyl crisis during the legislative session. Gire said that includes the granting of more resources to help with education, enforcement and prosecution.
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