Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION - A San Gabriel woman is looking at a possible maximum sentence of life in prison after allegedly selling drugs that sickened seven men, killing three of them in Pasadena recently, federal prosecutors said Friday.
Marisol Bolanos Hernandez, 35, allegedly admitted to Pasadena officers that she sold what she believed to be cocaine to some of the victims September 11, according to the U.S. attorney’s office. Two men were hospitalized after being found unconscious at a location in Pasadena September 11. One man died, the other survived after he responded to Nalaxone, which helped authorities to confirm that the man ingested opioids. His urine sample also helped to confirm that the victim ingested cocaine. Pasadena detectives were able to identify Hernandez after one of the two victims who first became sickened after ingesting the purported cocaine referred to her by name. Additional evidence helped identify her, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. A white powder seized at the location of the overdose has not been tested yet, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. Hernandez also allegedly sold narcotics to two other men September 11. The two additional victims require hospitalization. Both survive. Phone records from a second fatal overdose led back to Hernandez, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. After being arrested by Pasadena police, Hernandez was transferred to the custody of special agents with a Drug Enforcement Administration. Hernandez was charged with one count of drug distribution resulting in serious bodily injury. If convicted as charged, Hernandez face is a minimum of 20 years in federal prison, or a lifetime maximum, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said. |
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