Case DIH-1314
Nathaniel Cabacungan
Sold the fentanyl that killed a 15-year-old girl in Roseville, California, in June 2022; the first murder conviction in California for a fentanyl death.
- Court
- State, Placer County
- State
- California
- Year of death
- 2022
- Year sentenced
- 2023
- Drugs
- Fentanyl
- Conduct
- Commercial sale
- Relationship
- Not reported
- Conviction
- Murder; selling a controlled substance to a minor
- Plea or trial
- Plea
- Sentence
- 15 years to life in state prison
- Found through
- State prosecutor and news search, October 2026
This case was brought under California law. For what that law says, see California in the state law guide.
Sources
- placer.ca.gov
- cbsnews.comFentanyl prison convicted teen placer county
Sources checked 8 October 2026. If something here is wrong or out of date, please tell us.