Autopsy: Miami Police Car Torching Suspect Giovanni Fernandez Died Of Drug Overdose

Miami FL

12 March, 2021

3:55 PM

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CBS Miami March 12, 2021 A man accused of torching a Miami police car last May during a protest died of a drug overdose and complications from mental illness and heart disease, according to an autopsy report. The Miami-Dade Medical Examiner's office concluded Giovanni Franchesko Fernandez, 38, died June 10 of "acute eutylone toxicity" that complicated symptoms of schizophrenia, the Miami Herald reported. Eutylone, a synthetic drug sometimes known as "bath salts," is similar to designer drugs sold on the streets as Ecstasy or Molly. Read more at CBS Miami