A Valley woman, Cruzita Leon, has been indicted for drug sales that resulted in the death of Todd Gordon.
Leon is believed to be the first person in Maricopa County charged under the new “Sale of Lethal Fentanyl” state law, which makes it a Class Two Felony to knowingly sell fentanyl that causes another person’s death.
Gordon was taken to the hospital after being found unresponsive at home in November 2024. Mesa Police found text messages between Leon and the victim from earlier that day arranging a drug deal. The victim asked for fentanyl powder because he said pills were not strong enough. In the text exchange, the two settled on a price, and the defendant gave suggestions to the victim on how to take fentanyl in powder form. Days later, Gordon was dead from a fentanyl overdose.
During the investigation, detectives arranged multiple undercover buys from the defendant for fentanyl powder and pills.
Leon is charged with the following:
I’m torn between the responsibility of knowingly selling a person lethal poison, and the responsibility of knowingly buying and ingesting lethal poison. Sadly, the FO does not seem to be dissuading the FA, hence the conflicting emotions.