Claim: Employee killed by manager

Question

Young woman inhales a substance given to her by her manager and later dies. Manager is faced with murder charges.

Answer 1

It is true because her manager Eric Sembera was charged with first degree fentanyl murder by delivery. I found a FOX 26 article that obtained a charging document from Harris County District Court detailing the evidence and investigation against Eric Sembera.

Comments

Going forward please include a URL to your source. Thanks!

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You have made a great point that I have investigated myself but I do believe that you should expand more on why this is true and also include some sources that you have used to make this statement true not only from Fox 26. I would also expand on the Fox 26 article and what they have stated through this investigation and what were the ending results that they have found. I would included the articles that you have used so others that read your statement could look at those websites and see if you statement is true with what those websites had to say about it.

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Could you provide links to the article/sources you used to find this information? Although this statement is proven true by other users and by reliable sources found by searching, it would be beneficial to elaborate on the evidence you mentioned in your answer to provide a more reputable claim.

Source:
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/tomball-eric-sembera-charged-fentanyl-murder-erica-russell

Answer 2

Unfortunately, this story is true. According to FOX 26, on August 2nd, Erica Russell and Eric Sembera were out celebrating Erica's birthday when Eric repeatedly asked her if she wanted to do a bump in the parking lot outside a bar. Although Sembera claimed it was fentanyl, Erica's parents have expressed doubts about her willingness to knowingly consume the drug, given her three months of sobriety in solidarity with her father, as well as her personality and tendencies. While driving her back home, Sembera noticed that Russell was nodding off and unresponsive. Sembera rushed her to the ER, but upon arrival, a security guard noticed visible narcotics in Sembera's vehicle and alerted the police. Sembera claims that when Russell woke up, she insisted on leaving and removed her IV against medical advice. Sembera then dropped her off at her house and she wasn't heard from since. Two days later, on August 4th, officers found her deceased at home after conducting a welfare check, as she had missed work and failed to answer phone calls. Eric Sembera was arrested and charged with first-degree fentanyl murder by delivery.

https://www.fox26houston.com/news/tomball-eric-sembera-charged-fentanyl-murder-erica-russell

https://www.fox26houston.com/news/one-night-ended-everything-24-year-old-found-dead-after-birthday-man-charged-murder-out-bond

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/12/06/it-is-a-death-sentence-tomball-man-faces-fentanyl-murder-charge-in-coworkers-death/

Answer 3

This claim is unfortunately true. According to FOX 26, Erica Russell had a nigh out with her friends and manager. As they were arriving to a bar in Tomball, Texas which Sembera had asked Russell if she wanted to take a pump before they had went in. He disclosed to the police that after she had consumed the fentanyl that's when he told her that he had given her fentanyl which her family doesn't agree that he had told her. As they were driving back to Russell's apartment she became unresponsive and had taken her to the ER where the security guard had seen narcotics in the car which the officers were told about. Once she had woken up after being in the hospital, Russell wanted leave so they did. In the article by FOX 26, they have stated that they only dropped Russell at her apartment. Under the congress.gov website, the "Felony murder for Deadly Fentanyl Distribution Act" was passed in 2023 and it states "Whoever is guilty of murder in the first degree by distributing fentanyl shall be punished by death or by imprisonment for life," which i am unsure if he is on bond for the 100,000 that both sources state. There was also a search that happened of Sembera's home and vehicle which they also found paraphernalia and his girlfriend was also charged for possession. FOX 26 is a reliable source that has gotten their information from obtaining a charge document from the Harris County District that have gotten evidence and investigation against Eric Sembera.

Sources I used:

https://www.fox26houston.com/news/tomball-eric-sembera-charged-fentanyl-murder-erica-russell

https://www.fox26houston.com/news/one-night-ended-everything-24-year-old-found-dead-after-birthday-man-charged-murder-out-bond

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/380/text#:~:text=380%20%2D%20Felony%20Murder%20for%20Deadly,118th%20Congress%20(2023%2D2024)

Answer 4

As sad as it may be, this statement is unfortunately true. The recently turned 24 year old Erica Russell had been out celebrating her birthday in Tomball, Tx with some of her friends and coworkers when things took a turn for the worse. Before getting the night started, the young women was offered a "bump" of powder by her 26 year old coworker, Eric Sembera, which was later found to be laced with fentanyl. Russell never made it out of the parking lot and was later rushed to the hospital but her very own coworker who had laced her. Law enforcement was later informed that after briefly visiting the hospital, Sembera took Russell back to his apartment, where she was never seen again. After 4 months of investigating, Sembera was charged with a first degree felony. Fentanyl use has continued to increase, and for the first time ever, the City of Tomball had enough evidence to directly charge someone with a fentanyl charge.

https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2024/12/06/it-is-a-death-sentence-tomball-man-faces-fentanyl-murder-charge-in-coworkers-death/