23-year-old Carson Schewe found guilty of second-degree murder and drug possession in Placer County's first fentanyl-related trial, selling a fatal pill to Kade Webb.

A Placer County jury found 23-year-old Carson Schewe guilty of second-degree murder and drug possession in the 2021 fentanyl poisoning death of Kade Webb, 20. This case marks the county's first fentanyl-related murder trial. Schewe sold a fentanyl-laced pill to Webb, who died shortly after using it. Schewe faces a potential sentence of 21 years to life for murder and an additional six years for drug charges. Webb's parents hope the verdict raises awareness about fentanyl's dangers.

September 17, 2024
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