California Dealer Sentenced to 20 Years-to-Life for Fentanyl-Related Murder
Carson Schewe is the fourth fentanyl dealer in California convicted of second-degree murder, highlighting a growing legal trend in prosecuting overdose deaths as homicides.
- Carson Schewe, 23, was sentenced to 20 years-to-life for selling a fentanyl-laced pill that caused the 2021 overdose death of Kade Webb, a 20-year-old from Roseville, California.
- Schewe's conviction marks only the second time a fentanyl dealer in California has been found guilty of second-degree murder by a jury trial.
- The case is part of a broader effort by Placer County prosecutors to treat fentanyl-related overdose deaths as homicides, with five similar charges filed in recent years.
- Kade Webb, who had recently completed drug rehab and was preparing to become a father, died shortly after ingesting the pill in a Safeway bathroom.
- Webb's family, including his cousin, MLB pitcher Logan Webb, spoke emotionally about the devastating impact of his death and the dangers of fentanyl during the sentencing hearing.
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