A Riverside County man has been indicted on federal charges for allegedly selling fentanyl to a 17-year-old boy, resulting in the teenager’s fatal overdose the next day, officials announced on Tuesday.
Kyle Thomas Overby, a 22-year-old resident of Temecula, was arrested and arraigned on Friday after a grand jury returned a nine-count indictment on August 9. Overby pleaded not guilty to the charges and a bond of $750,000 was set, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
The indictment accuses Overby of distributing fentanyl to a person under the age of 21, causing death, along with charges of possessing controlled substances with intent to distribute and possessing firearms in connection with drug trafficking crimes.
According to court documents, Overby allegedly distributed fentanyl to the victim, identified as L.B., on May 4. The following day, L.B. tragically died after ingesting the powerful opioid.
In addition to the fentanyl distribution charge, prosecutors claim that Overby was in possession of various controlled substances, including 201 grams of fentanyl, nearly 2.2 pounds of cocaine, MDMA, and alprazolam (commonly known as Xanax).
Furthermore, on June 5, Overby allegedly possessed multiple firearms with the intent to traffic drugs. Specifically, court papers state that he had three firearms without serial numbers, commonly referred to as ghost guns, which include a 9mm pistol and two .40-caliber pistols.
A trial date has been set for October 2 in Riverside federal court.
If convicted, Overby could face a sentence ranging from 25 years to life in federal prison, according to prosecutors.
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