A man has been arrested in connection with the 2020 fentanyl death of 20-year-old Spencer Newsom, the first resolved cold case of its kind.
His lifeless body lay still on the bed, peaceful yet heartbreakingly silent—'like an angel,' his mother said, her voice trembling as tears streamed down her face.
The Placer County Sheriff's Office has pioneered charging dealers with homicide in such cases and this is the first resolved cold case involving a fatal fentanyl poisoning in California, the sheriff's office confirmed. A man has been arrested in connection with the 2020 fentanyl poisoning death of 20-year-old Spencer Newsom, marking the first time a law enforcement agency has solved a cold case involving a fatal fentanyl poisoning
His future was bright: he had finished EMT classes at Sierra College, had been accepted into the Fire Academy, and was even nominated to be crew chief. He and his girlfriend, a 'star couple' according to his mother, dreamed of careers as a firefighter and a nurse - a livesaving duo. They contacted the police for a welfare check, but Spencer's stepfather, determined to act, was boosted up by Spencer's father onto the balcony and was able to make his way inside.
Collanton's family was blindsided by their son's drug use. He had struggled with anxiety and ADHD and experimented with marijuana in high school, but his parents had promptly gotten him the help he needed.'But we didn't know to have a talk about somebody hiding a deadly substance in your drug,' she said. 'If he'd have gotten a Xanax, a legitimate Xanax like he thought he had gotten, Spencer would not have died. You don't die from Xanax.
She said there were no public warnings, no government acknowledgment of the escalating crisis. Yet, within a few short years, fentanyl became the leading cause of death for Americans aged 18 to 45, surpassing car accidents and even cancer. 'The drug landscape has changed, and it's no longer meeting a dealer in a back alley, you know, like we used to see on all of the old TV shows. Social media is the drug superhighway.His future was bright: he was taking online classes at Sierra College, had been accepted into the Fire Academy, and was even nominated to be crew chief
Having lost hope of seeing justice for Spencer, particularly because law enforcement couldn't access his phone data, she focused on supporting other families with similar pending cases. A year later, on Collanton's birthday in August, after months of failed attempts to access Spencer's phone , a detective called with incredible news.Laura worked closely with detectives on her son Spencer's case for years, even becoming an advocate and speaker for the Placer County 'One Pill Can Kill' programThat morning, Collanton had spoken to Spencer, saying, 'Son, give me a sign. Give me a big one. It's my birthday. Just let me know you're with me today...
While Collanton said she is 'ecstatic' than an arrest has been made, she said she still doesn't feel like the chapter has been closed.
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