In California, a grieving father expressed his anger and frustration at the man responsible for poisoning his daughter, Kelsey King, with the deadly drug fentanyl. Tim King didn't mince words during the sentencing of Vicente David Romero, a man found guilty of second-degree murder in the tragic death of 26-year-old Kelsey King on June 16, 2020, in Temecula, situated 85 miles south of Los Angeles.
In emotional outbursts, Tim King condemned Romero, who received a 15-year to life prison sentence, as a "worthless piece of s—." He struggled to come to terms with the fact that his daughter lost her life because of someone who "wanted to have sex with her and slipped her poison that killed her within three minutes."
During the sentencing, Riverside County Superior Court Judge Timothy Freer made it clear that the authorities, including District Attorney Mike Hestrin, his deputy, Mr. Pfohl, and the sheriff's office under Chad Bianco, are committed to aggressively investigating and prosecuting individuals who provide fentanyl leading to death. They are determined to seek murder charges and secure convictions in such cases.
Prosecutors revealed that Romero had met Kelsey King for the first time on the day of her tragic death and had given her a pill known as a "blue" or M30. Shockingly, Romero admitted to knowing the dangers of fentanyl and had even overdosed on the drug in the past.
In addition to the murder charge, Romero confessed to five other charges, including possession of drugs while armed, being a convicted felon and drug addict in possession of a firearm, and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
District Attorney Mike Hestrin emphasized that drug-induced homicide is indeed homicide. He noted that Kelsey King's case is not an isolated incident, highlighting the alarming rise in illicit fentanyl sales and the resulting harm to many individuals in the community.
The district attorney's office is actively prosecuting a significant number of fentanyl-related homicides, believing that those who knowingly jeopardize others' lives must be held accountable to the fullest extent of the law.
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