LOS ANGELES
Prosecutors Friday levied drug charges against a San Gabriel woman who allegedly sold narcotics to several individuals in Pasadena who suffered overdoses on Sept. 11.
Marisol Bolanos Hernandez, 35, was charged with one count of drug distribution resulting in serious bodily injury.
Bolanos allegedly sold narcotics to a man who, along with a friend, was found unresponsive at a Pasadena location on the evening of September 11.
The two victims were transported to local hospitals, where one recovered, but another died two days later.
Pasadena Police officers seized white powder residue from the location of the overdoses, but that material has yet to be tested, according to the affidavit in support of the complaint.
At the hospital, the surviving victim, identified as A.C., responded to Narcan, indicating there were opioids present, and his urine samples were positive for cocaine.
A.C. was released from the hospital the following day and told Pasadena Police that he purchased cocaine from “Mari,” shared some of the drugs with the deceased victim, and lost consciousness after taking the purported cocaine, according to the affidavit.
Investigators have determined that Mari is Bolanos through evidence that includes A.C. identifying her out of a six-photo lineup, the affidavit states.
The narcotics distribution charge in the complaint relates to the drugs allegedly sold to A.C.
The affidavit also alleges that Bolanos sold purported cocaine to two other overdose victims on September 11.
Both of these victims required hospitalization and survived. Phone records link Bolaros to another fatal overdose on Sept. 11, according to the affidavit.
Pasadena Police detained Bolanos on September 16. During an interview, she admitted selling what she believed to be cocaine to three of the overdose victims, including A.C., on Sept. 11, according to the affidavit.
Bolanos is presumed innocent unless proven guilty. If convicted, she is facing up to life in prison.