Victim of second fatal fentanyl overdose in days ID’d – Dealer remains in custody on murder charges

March 6, 2021 Trevor Montgomery

UPDATED: Sunday, March 7, 4:53 p.m.

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SAN JACINTO, Calif. — Authorities who are continuing to investigate the fentanyl-related overdose death of a San Jacinto man early Friday morning, March 5 have identified the victim who passed away.

Friday’s death occurred just days after the fentanyl-related overdose death of a 16-year-old French Valley girl. Two men suspected of providing the girl with the synthetic opioid, which officials say is 80-100 times stronger than morphine, remain in custody for their roles in her death.

Riverside County Sheriff-Coroner officials today identified Adam Young, 22, of San Jacinto, as the man who died from the fentanyl overdose. A coroner’s release indicated he was pronounced deceased at 12:26 a.m.

The death investigation led to the arrest of another San Jacinto man, 21-year-old, Samuel Leo Mussaw. At the time of his arrest, Mussaw was in possession of firearms, cash, and approximately 2000 “M-30” pills of fentanyl. Online jail records indicate he remains in custody on felony charges of second-degree murder and possession of narcotics for sales.

The Sheriff’s investigation is active and ongoing and officials have asked that anyone with information regarding this investigation to contact Central Homicide Master Investigator Joshua Button at (760)393-3531 or (951) 955-2777. Callers can refer to incident file number I210630032 and can remain anonymous.

Original Story: Second fentanyl-related overdose death in days leads to San Jacinto murder charge

SAN JACINTO, Calif. — Authorities have arrested a man after the fentanyl-related overdose of another man in San Jacinto early Friday morning, March 5. Yesterday’s arrest follows on the heels of two other local men who were recently arrested for their roles in the fentanyl-related overdose death of a 16-year-old French Valley girl late last month.

“Riverside County has been experiencing an influx of overdoses specifically related to fentanyl distribution within M30 pills,” Riverside County Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit Sergeant Rick Espinoza said after the most recent death and arrest.

“Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 80-100 times stronger than morphine,” Espinoza continued; adding, “All drugs and counterfeit pills are themselves deadly because they are often mixed with fentanyl or a derivative of fentanyl. These substances alone or mixed together can kill in very small doses.”

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Deputies from the San Jacinto Sheriff’s Station responded to a residence in the 900 Block of Cypress Drive just before midnight on Thursday, March 4, after receiving reports of an overdose at the location, Espinoza explained.

When deputies arrived, they located a man who was unresponsive due to a suspected fentanyl overdose.

“Deputies provided immediate first aid to the male and initiated CPR; however, the male did not survive,” Espinoza described.

The overdose victim has since been identified as Adam Young, 23, San Jacinto.

Officials say a deadly fentanyl-related overdose led to the arrest of a San Jacinto man yesterday. RSO photos.

After Young’s death, members of the Sheriff’s Central Homicide Unit (CHU) responded and assumed the death investigation portion of this case; while San Jacinto Station personnel, including their Special Enforcement Team (SET) and Investigation Bureau, responded to the scene and initiated a narcotics investigation.

As their investigation was getting underway, information developed by SET members led to the request of assistance from the Riverside Sheriff’s Department – Special Investigations Bureau (SIB) Narcotics.

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Based on the information officials had gathered, SIB Narcotics investigators and San Jacinto SET deputies served a narcotics-related search warrant in the 100 block of N. Dillon Avenue, San Jacinto.

During the service of that search warrant, officials located and seized firearms, cash, and approximately 2000 “M-30” pills of fentanyl.

“Information and evidence discovered during the subsequent overdose death and narcotics investigation led investigators to arrest Samuel Leo Mussaw, 21, of San Jacinto, for murder and possession of drugs for sales,” said Espinoza.

Online jail records indicate Mussaw remains in custody, where he is being held in lieu of $1 million bail or bond.

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Trevor Montgomery, 49, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source (RCNS) and Shasta County News Source (SCNS).

Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County-based newspapers Valley News, Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; the Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County; and Mountain Echo in Shasta County. He is also a regular contributor to Thin Blue Line TV and Law Enforcement News Network and has had his stories featured on news stations throughout the Southern California and North State regions.

Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back, and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)

During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations; including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center, and Lake Elsinore Station; along with other locations.

Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team, and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.

Trevor has been married for more than 30 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 18 grandchildren.