Marin investigators report suspected opioid homicide
Two Corte Madera residents were arrested on homicide allegations following a suspected opioid-related death, according to the Marin County Sheriff’s Office.
The investigation began Saturday morning when Central Marin police received a report of an unconscious man in a vehicle parked on Sunnyside Avenue in Corte Madera. Authorities determined the 22-year-old man was dead.
The investigation led to Raul Beltran, 25, and Olivia Peters, 22, who were booked into the county jail on suspicion of voluntary manslaughter and furnishing a controlled substance that resulted in a great bodily injury, sheriff’s Sgt. Adam Schermerhorn said.
Bail was set at $100,000, and both suspects bailed out. They could not be reached for comment.
The sheriff’s office released no further information about why opioids are suspected and the alleged involvement of Beltran and Peters.
The Marin County District Attorney’s Office is reviewing the case for potential charges.
The county coroner’s office has not released the name of the man in the car. Toxicology test results are pending.