US EditionYoung Man Dies From Fentanyl Overdose
Riley Hagar faces second-degree murder for facilitating access to lethal fentanyl pills that caused Travis O'Brien’s death; over 200 fentanyl deaths occurred in Riverside County in 2025.
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Nancy Prado Yesterday in court the prosecutor said that a 22-year-old from Rancho Mirage who died from fentanyl overdose would not have had access to the pills that killed him without the direct help of a friend who is now being tried for murder.The defendant's lawyer replied that his client cannot be blamed for the death because he did not force the victim to take the pills. Riley Jacob Hagar, 28, is charged with the death of Travis O'Brien on …
Jury deliberations begin in murder trial of Cathedral City man accused in fentanyl poisoning
INDIO, Calif. (KESQ) - A 22-year-old Rancho Mirage man who died from fentanyl poisoning wouldn't have had access to the pills that killed him without the direct assistance of a friend now on trial for murder, a prosecutor said today, while the defendant's attorney countered his client can't be blamed for the victim's death because he didn't put the pills in his mouth. Riley Jacob Hagar, 28, of Cathedral City is charged with second-degree murd…
Prosecutor: Young Man Would Be Alive Thursday if Not for Defendant's Actions
A 22-year-old Rancho Mirage man who died from fentanyl poisoning wouldn’t have had access to the pills that killed him without the direct assistance of a friend now on trial for murder, a prosecutor said Thursday, while the defendant’s attorney countered his client can’t be blamed for the victim’s death because he didn’t put the pills in his mouth. Riley Jacob Hagar, 28, of Cathedral City is charged with second-degree murder for the death of Tra…
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