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Jury returns a guilty verdict in fentanyl case

Hays County District Attorney Kelly Higgins recently announced that a Hays County jury found Caden Farese guilty of possession of a controlled substance – fentanyl, a state jail felony. That jury subsequently sentenced him to 18 months in state jail.

Hays County District Attorney Kelly Higgins recently announced that a Hays County jury found Caden Farese guilty of possession of a controlled substance – fentanyl, a state jail felony. That jury subsequently sentenced him to 18 months in state jail.

According to a press release from Higgins, police and EMS arrived at Motel 6 in San Marcos in response to a potential overdose. An individual was found unconscious and attempts to revive that person were unsuccessful. The individual died as a result of the toxic effects of fentanyl.

At the same time, Higgins said the defendant [Farese] was found unconscious in the room directly above.

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