In a deal that spared him a potential life sentence, a La Jolla man has pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter for selling fentanyl-laced pills to a woman who later died.
Though Breslow’s attorney disputes the claim, prosecutors say Breslow was aware the pills he was selling were tainted with fentanyl. It was the basis for the original murder charge, which would have potentially carried a 25-years-to-life prison sentence.
“It doesn’t look like she knew what she was taking, and so when she was taking these pills, it did not appear like she was aware they were laced with fentanyl,” Deputy District Attorney Joel Madero said. Even after Manchester Ricchiuti’s death, investigators found hundreds of fentanyl pills, cocaine and other drugs in Breslow’s La Jolla home, according to prosecutors.
Madero said the plea agreement to a lesser charge was part of a"complicated negotiation" process, in part, made with input from the Manchester family. The prosecutor said the case is a testament to the growing number of fentanyl-related cases and deaths.“You just never know, and it could be in pill form, it could be powder form, we’ve seen in the past cocaine laced with fentanyl, letting people who are addicted to substances know that this is extremely dangerous,” said Madero.
Since 2020, 168 defendants have been prosecuted for dealing fentanyl, and in 2021, the office prosecuted 223 individuals for a total of 395, according to the District Attorney’s office. Five of those defendants were charged with murder.
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