Yucca Valley Man Arrested, Charged with Murder in Connection to Fatal Overdose

Yucca Valley man arrested, charged with murder in connection to fatal overdose

YUCCA VALLEY, Calif. (KESQ) - A Yucca Valley man is facing murder charges after allegedly supplying drugs that let to a fatal overdose. The 31-year-old was arrested last week in the death of 63-year-old David Tarbell. He was found dead near the Yucca Valley Community Center and Town Hall in May, and the case has been under investigation since that time. Investigators say Tarbell died from Fentanyl and Alprazolam (Xanax) toxicity. They add that t…

Alleged drug dealer charged with murder after man overdoses at Yucca Valley Community Center

YUCCA VALLEY — A 31-year-old man with previous drug-related convictions was charged with murder Tuesday, accused of providing narcotics to a man who overdosed and died.

Yucca Valley Man who allegedly supplied overdose victim with drugs arrested and charged with murder

On Sunday, May 18 just after 4:00 p.m., deputies from the Morongo Basin Sheriff’s Station responded to a call for medical aid in the 57090 block of Twentynine Palms Highway in Yucca Valley. David Tarbell, 63, was located at the scene and responding deputies believed he had died from a drug overdose. The Sheriff’s Overdose Response Team (ORT) took over the investigation and identified Yucca Valley resident Tyler Lee Davis, 31, as the man suspecte…