"On Friday, Gonzalez was sentenced to 15 years to life in state prison for giving Dreith counterfeit fentanyl pills called "blue M-30s." She also got an extra four years and four months for other felony convictions related to selling drugs. "This sentencing reflects the seriousness of the defendant's actions and the devastating and deadly consequences of distributing fentanyl," Fresno County Dist. Atty. Lisa Smittcamp said in a statement."
""Fentanyl continues to claim lives in our community, and when someone knowingly sells this poison and a life is lost, we will pursue maximum accountability under the law." During the trial, evidence showed that Gonzalez knowingly sold fentanyl to Dreith, which led to her overdose and death. The Fresno County district attorney's office said the jury found that Gonzalez "acted with conscious disregard for human life, meeting the legal standard for second-degree murder under California law.""
Cassidy Marie Gonzalez, 25, was convicted of second-degree murder for supplying counterfeit fentanyl pills that caused the 2022 overdose death of 41-year-old Jade Dreith. The conviction marked Fresno County's first jury guilty verdict in a fentanyl-related homicide trial. Gonzalez received 15 years to life for the murder count plus an additional four years and four months for other felony drug convictions, totaling 19 years and four months. Evidence showed Gonzalez knowingly sold fentanyl and continued distributing counterfeit M-30 pills after Dreith's death. Prosecutors emphasized pursuing maximum accountability when fentanyl distribution causes loss of life.
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