Suspect Linked To Dallas Drug Death Caught In California

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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — A police chase in California ends the arrest of a North Texas man suspected of providing drugs to a Dallas teen who died of an overdose. It was the first time the 19-year-old had apparently used heroin.

Jimison Coleman of Dallas was being held Tuesday on a federal warrant for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute heroin.

Coleman was captured Monday night following a vehicle chase through Orange County, California, that ended in Buena Park.

Prosecutors say Rian Lashley died in March 2014 after using heroin allegedly sold by Coleman, who'll be returned to Texas.

Another Dallas woman, Cierra Allyn Rounds, also face charges in the case surrounding Lashley's death. She pleaded guilty last month to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute a controlled substance and faces up to 20 years in prison.

Authorities believe Lashley had $3,000 and the suspects wanted the cash.

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