(L.A.) Joel Telon Mejia, 42, Died at a Residence

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Case Number: 2025-04342

Los Angeles County is reporting the death of a 42-year-old Latino male that occurred at his residence.

The coroner’s office has identified the man as Joel Telon Mejia.

Manner of Death: Accident

Cause of Death: Effects of Fentanyl and Methamphetamine

RIP JOEL TELON MEJIA (January 9, 1983 – March 8, 2025)

Formal pronouncement of death was made on Saturday at 12:08 a.m.

Ruling by the deputy medical examiner was published on May 18, presumably after the results of tox screening had come back from the lab. This is considered an accidental, i.e., unintentional, drug overdose.