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NBC Bay Area: San Jose man accused of killing his mother by lacing her drink with fentanyl

A San Jose man is in custody on suspicion of killing his mother by lacing her drink with a fatal dose of fentanyl.

Bradley Dexter, 40, was arrested Tuesday and faces charges of murder, poisoning and elder abuse in the death of his mother, 72-year-old Kathleen Dexter, at her San Jose home in June.

Bradley was being questioned by police this week after allegedly assaulting his father with a metal baton.

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