Detectives Wednesday night arrested a Davis resident accused of selling fentanyl, a dangerous synthetic opioid, that led to the February death of a 33-year-old Citrus Heights man.
Collin Reed Holcomb, 34, was arrested on suspicion of murder in the death of Bradley Mitchell, the Citrus Heights Police Department announced Thursday evening in a press release.
Holcomb was taken into custody at his Davis apartment and booked into the Yolo County Jail, where he remained Friday morning awaiting return to face criminal charges in Sacramento County.
Around 4:45 p.m. on Feb. 15, authorities were called to a home in the 7900 block of Madison Avenue for a report of a man who was experiencing a medical emergency and was not breathing. Officers went to the home and found a man, later identified as Mitchell, who was dead.
Police said others in the home told investigators that Mitchell likely overdosed and that the naloxone they administered did not revive him.
Officials said just two milligrams of fentanyl can deliver a lethal dose. Fentanyl can stop breathing, cause cardiac arrest and kill within minutes.
Detectives began investigating Mitchell’s activities several days before his death. Police said detectives discovered evidence that showed Holcomb had sold fentanyl to Mitchell.
Working closely with the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office, police detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Holcomb on a murder charge. Police said detectives conducted surveillance on Holcomb’s Davis apartment before arresting him Wednesday.
Along with the arrest warrant, detectives served a search warrant at the home. Police said detectives recovered “illegal narcotics” found in Holcomb’s apartment. The Police Department did not say specifically what drugs were found or the amount of narcotics recovered.
Yolo County Child Protective Services was called to care for a child who lived there, police said.
Investigators asked anyone with relevant information about this homicide to call the Citrus Heights Police Department crime tip line at 916-727-5524.
