A public awareness campaign emphasizing the perils of fentanyl and actions that Riverside County residents can take to prevent their loved ones from being a fentanyl poisoning victim was unveiled Thursday.
Brady Allen Leatherman, 41, of Cathedral City, was charged with 16 felony counts of possession of an undetectable firearm, and one count each of possession of controlled substances while armed, being a convicted felon and narcotic addict in possession of a firearm, possession of any short-barreled rifle or shotgun, and possession of ammunition, according to court records.
A convicted felon allegedly caught by Riverside County sheriff’s deputies in Coachella with a rifle, culminating in an investigation that led to the seizure of a large quantity of drugs, including fentanyl, was being held Friday on $50,000 bail.
Sentencing is scheduled Friday afternoon for two La Quinta residents convicted of the shooting death of a 20-year-old man nearly five years ago during a botched drug deal. Jesse Keith Cottom, 22, and Kenneth Michael Wilson, 25, could face life in prison without parole for the Jan. 30, 2015, murder of Ryan Sniffin of Joshua […]
An Indio man was in custody Tuesday following his arrest in connection to the discovery of several drugs that authorities say he intended to sell. Thomas Prince, 43, was initially arrested following a traffic stop Monday in the 78900 block of Adams Street at 11:20 p.m. for driving with a suspended license, according to the […]
Walmart is saying sorry for making available a Christmas sweater with an apparent drug reference. The sweater featured an image of Santa Claus behind a table with three white lines that look similar to cocaine lines. Below the image is the phrase “Let it snow.” The Global News, a Canadian news organization, first reported the apology. “These […]
Authorities are trying to figure out how bricks of cocaine worth more than $1 million wound up in banana shipments delivered to three grocery stores in Washington state. The drugs were found Sunday at Safeway stores in Woodinville, Bellingham and Federal Way. Produce workers at the Woodinville store were putting the bananas out on the […]
Deputies Monday served a search warrant at a Thermal home and arrested a man who was already out on bail for an unrelated charge when they said they discovered ammunition, drugs and evidence of drug sales. Riverside County sheriff’s deputies with the Coachella Valley Violent Crime Gang Task Force, along with a SWAT team, found […]
