Placer County's first fentanyl murder trial involving Carson Schewe declared mistrial due to lab report delay; retrial set for March 7.

Mistrial declared in Placer County's first fentanyl murder trial involving Carson Schewe due to an independent lab's failure to submit a summary report. The trial, linked to an overdose death in December 2021, will restart with a new jury on March 7. This marks the first time Placer County prosecutors charged a defendant with murder for allegedly supplying a drug that led to an overdose death.