Drug dealer slain in Santa Cruz wanted to clean up his life, family says; murder suspect due in court Thursday

Published June 6, 2010

Drug dealer slain in Santa Cruz wanted to clean up his life, family says; murder suspect due in court Thursday
SANTA CRUZ — A methamphetamine dealer gunned down Friday evening during a drug deal gone bad along Branciforte Creek had hoped to be placed in a drug treatment facility months ago but was never enrolled in a program, court documents showed.