Man facing murder charge in death of 22-year-old caused by fentanyl, other drugs, TCSO says
AUSTIN (KXAN) — A man is facing a murder charge for his alleged connection with the August 2024 death of a 22-year-old man that was caused by the toxic effects of fentanyl and other drugs, according to the Travis County Sheriff’s Office.
TCSO said it secured a fentanyl-related murder warrant in what it said was a months-long investigation stemming from a homicide that occurred on Aug. 4, 2024. TCSO said this is the first fentanyl-related murder warrant it has filed on the state level.
According to TCSO, deputies responded to a call to assist EMS in the 3300 block of Killingsworth Lane and found a man lying on the floor. Deputies attempted life-saving measures but the man was pronounced dead on the scene.
TCSO identified the man who died as Raymundo Silva, Jr., 22.
Deputies found a round, blue pill at the scene, which later tested presumptively positive for fentanyl, according to the sheriff’s office.
TCSO said an autopsy determined Silva’s cause of death to be toxic effects of fentanyl, cocaine, ethanol and quetiapine.
Detectives were able to identify Noe Arrellano-Perez, 21, as Silva’s potential supplier of the drugs.
KXAN reached out to an attorney representing Arrellano-Perez to request commentary on the charge. This story will be updated if we receive a response.
According to TCSO, Arrellano-Perez was booked in the Travis County Jail on Sept. 2, 2024, on unrelated charges, and TCSO’s homicide investigation remained open.
Detectives eventually obtained “evidence that placed Arrellano-Perez in the area of Silva’s residence on the night of his death along with correspondence between him and Silva indicating the delivery of the pills,” a release from TCSO said.
Arrellano-Perez was charged with first-degree murder this week and remains in custody in the Travis County Jail as of Tuesday, according to online jail records.
