The judge revokes the bond for the man of Santa Rosa linked to 4 overdose of students; Homicide charges under review

A man from Santa Rosa accused of supplying cocaine with fentanyl that the authorities say he led to an overdose chain – Including two fatalities, it was ordered held without bail on Wednesday when prosecutors consider chasing homicide charges.

Ramon Núñez, 21, was arrested Sunday afternoon after the police linked him to the drugs found at the place of an overdose on Saturday in which two teenagers died. Initially he remained on bail of $ 2 million, but a judge revoked him, keeping him in jail at least until his next hearing in the court on March 12, when he is expected to be declared.

His appearance in court on Wednesday, which lasted less than five minutes, continued A audience a day before men that prosecutors linked him publicly with the four recent, the two were fatal and two that resulted in hospitalizations. The Sonoma County District Prosecutor’s Office has not yet presented charges in both deaths, citing the need for more evidence.

For now, Núñez faces two positions for serious crimes to provide drugs to a minor in relation to hospitalized adolescents. Prosecutors have added sentence improvements, claiming that the victims were more than four years younger than him. A count also includes an improvement to cause large body injuries.

If he is convicted, he could face up to 18 years in prison.

The case has shaken the community, as students and parents withdraw from the death of Gia Walsh, 16, a young man from Santa Rosa high school, and Logan Camp, 18, last year, student in Montgomery High School. Improvised memorials They have appeared on both campuses, with flowers, photos and notes left by classmates who fight to make sense of the loss.

According to Santa Rosa Police, the first overdose were reported around 5 in the morning on Saturday in a house in Santa Rosa, where a 14 -year -old girl and a 16 -year -old girl were found unanswered. They were revived and hospitalized, although their conditions have not been revealed.

Hours later, around 8:15 pm, a friend discovered Walsh and camped inside a house in Brookwood Avenue, near the Sonoma County Fairground. They were declared dead on the scene.

The researchers say they recovered evidence of drug use in the house, along with the information that points to Núñez as the suspicious distributor. The police found him on Sunday inside a vehicle parked on Santa Rosa Avenue and arrested him.

He was hired under suspicion of homicide in second degree, among other drug -related accusations, although if those charges will remain uncertain. Prosecutors must demonstrate that Núñez knew that the drugs he provided were potentially lethal before presenting a homicide case, said District Prosecutor Carla Rodríguez to the Democrat of the Press on Tuesday.

The authorities have not revealed how or where adolescents obtained drugs or if others could get involved as the investigation continues.

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