She could not talk about specific cases but said her office works with law enforcement to fight fentanyl prioritizing education. Santa Cruz County Assistant District Attorney Johanna Schonfield agreed to an interview with the Investigative Unit. Our team even visited his headquarters in-person, but a person with his office said he – and anyone else – was unavailable to answer questions. His spokesperson said he declined an interview, so we emailed Sheriff Hart specific questions but never got a response. The Investigative Unit tried three different ways to reach Santa Cruz County Sheriff Jim Hart. “I asked the officer, ‘If a minor was in my home today and I called you and said they were dead on the floor would my house be considered a crime scene?’ And he said ‘Yes, it would.’ And I said, ‘You failed.’ And he said, ‘I know,’” Jill Price said. Michael and Jill Price believe Santa Cruz County deputies failed to look at their daughter’s death as a possible crime when the 911 call came in, dismissing it as just another tragic overdose. Russell is also charged with concealing or destroying her phone. That’s a mistake Lace Price’s parents believe happened in their daughter’s case. “When we can prove that the drug dealer knew how dangerous fentanyl was – knew that the people could die from using just a tiny amount or using it once and sold it anyways to put profit over human life,” Rosen said. Rosen couldn’t comment on the Santa Cruz County case but says prosecutors statewide are starting to file murder or manslaughter charges in fentanyl poisonings but under specific circumstances. Prosecutors on the criminal case declined to provide details citing active court proceedings, so the Investigative Unit spoke to Santa Clara county District Attorney Jeff Rosen who made the call to file murder charges against a suspected drug dealers earlier this year after he says a 12-year-old San Jose girl died from taking less than a single pill laced with fentanyl. “I would murder or manslaughter ,” he said. Michael Russell is not facing any charges directly related to Price’s death and her father, Michael Price, would like to know why.
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