Two Charged in Colorado Teen Fentanyl Death

Two Colorado Springs residents, Eugene Edwards and Destiny Benjamin, have been arrested and charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl resulting in the death of a 15-year-old girl. On June 7, 2025, police found the victim deceased with nine blue fentanyl pills marked 'M 30,' which investigators traced to Edwards using a receipt and phone records. Surveillance and digital evidence confirmed that Edwards met the girl at an elementary school to sell her the pills, after which she was seen on video smoking what appeared to be fentanyl outside her home before her fatal overdose. Edwards, who has multiple prior felony convictions, admitted to obtaining the pills from Benjamin. Benjamin was arrested and found in possession of fentanyl, methamphetamine, and a loaded handgun. Both face federal charges carrying sentences of 20 years to life in prison.