Fentanyl Dealer Acquitted of Murder, Convicted on Six Felonies; Sentencing Set for Sept. 28
A Napa County jury cleared Alan Jazeel Martinez of murder in the 2022 fentanyl death of 17-year-old Monica Flores but convicted him of six felony fentanyl offenses after a three and a half week trial.
NAPA: A Napa County jury has acquitted Alan Jazeel Martinez of murder and involuntary manslaughter in the fentanyl overdose death of 17-year-old Monica Flores, while convicting the 25-year-old Santa Rosa man of six felony fentanyl offenses, according to the Napa County District Attorney’s office.
The jury returned its verdict on Aug. 27 after a three and a half week trial, finding Martinez guilty of two counts of felony selling fentanyl to a minor, two counts of felony possession of fentanyl for sale and two counts of felony transportation of fentanyl for sale.
Flores, a Vintage High School senior, was found dead in her Napa home on May 25, 2022. Prosecutors alleged Martinez sold her fentanyl laced pills on May 10 and May 16, 2022.
When charges were filed, the district attorney’s office said it was the first time in Napa County that a person accused of supplying fentanyl had been charged with murder over a fentanyl related death.
After the verdict, the court found true the special allegation that Martinez has a prior serious felony conviction that counts as a strike under California law, according to the district attorney’s office.
Two co-defendants pleaded no contest
Luis Fajardo Melgoza, who was also charged with murder in the case, pleaded no contest to second degree murder in 2024, according to court records. A third defendant, Erika Garcia Chavez, pleaded no contest in 2024 to charges of possession of a controlled substance for sale and conspiracy.
Martinez is scheduled to be sentenced on Sept. 28 in Napa County Superior Court.
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