Fentanyl Dealer Convicted of Murder for the Death of a Local Man
ROSEVILLE, CA – FEBRUARY 3RD 2026
“Today, the Placer County District Attorney’s Office announced that 44-year-old Brandon Garner was convicted of second-degree murder as it relates to a local fentanyl death of a local man reported in July 2023.
This marks the county’s fourth fentanyl murder conviction.
The arrest was made after an investigation by the Placer Special Investigations Unit (PSIU), a collaborative effort by the California Department of Justice, Placer County Sheriff’s Office, Roseville Police Department, Rocklin Police Department, Auburn Police Department, the Placer County District Attorney’s Office and the Placer County Probation Department.
The defendant appeared in Placer County Superior Court this afternoon where the murder conviction was secured by the Placer County District Attorney’s Office Special Prosecutions Unit with the direct support of the Placer County Sheriff’s Office’s dedicated detective.
The defendant is set to be sentenced on March 23, at 8:30 a.m. in Department 43 at the Historic Courthouse in Auburn.
Aggressive prosecution is one of the many pillars of Placer County’s fight against the fentanyl crisis.”
Originally posted by the Placer County District Attorney’s Office.
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