MURRIETA (CNS) - A 31-year-old probationer accused of supplying
fentanyl to a Winchester man who died after ingesting the synthetic opioid
pleaded not guilty today to second-degree murder.Justin Lee Kail of Winchester was arrested in February following a
monthslong investigation by the Riverside County Sheriff's Department into the
death of 27-year-old Ernie Gutierrez.Kail was arraigned before Superior Court Judge Elaine Kiefer, who
scheduled a felony settlement conference for June 3 at the Southwest Justice
Center in Murrieta and left the defendant's bail set at $1 million. He was
being held at the nearby Byrd Detention Center.Specific details regarding how Kail and the victim knew one another
and the circumstances behind the deadly ingestion were not provided.Sher
