A suspect was arrested in connection to the suspected overdose of Robert De Niro’s grandson Leandro De Niro Rodriguez.
Law enforcement sources told both NBC News and ABC News on Friday, July 14, that 20-year-old Sofia Haley Marks allegedly sold drugs to Leandro prior to his death earlier this month. The outlets reported that Marks is in police custody in New York City on federal drug distribution charges.
An investigation into Leandro’s death is ongoing, though his mother, Drena De Niro, previously claimed it was drug-related.
“Someone sold him fentanyl-laced pills that they knew were laced yet still sold them to him so for all these people still f—king around selling and buying this s—t, my son is gone forever 😭,” Drena, 51, wrote via Instagram on July 4.
According to authorities in NYC, Leandro, who was an aspiring actor, had been found dead at a building in lower Manhattan.
Drena — who is the daughter of the actor, 79, and Diahnne Abbott — confirmed her son’s passing two days prior. Leandro was 19.
“My beautiful sweet angel. I have loved you beyond words or description from the moment I felt you in my belly. You have been my joy my heart and all that was ever pure and real in my life,” Drena, who shared Leandro with artist Carlos Rodriguez, wrote via Instagram on July 2. “I wish I was with you right now. I wish I was with you.”
Rodriguez, for his part, replied to her Instagram comments at the time. “My dear Drena… words aren’t enough to express the joy he gave us or the loss we now endure with our families and friends,” he wrote. “He is Godschild now. 🙏🏼 On this full moon his spirit luminates what could not be seen in the dark. You can’t spell LOVE without LEO 👼💔💔.”
Rodriguez later penned his own heartbreaking tribute to his late son.
“If you knew him you would know. ♥️💔 Our families and friends will grieve but never forget him,” he wrote via Instagram on July…
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