Randal Vance, 43, of Fallbrook admitted leading a conspiracy to grow and distribute psilocybin mushrooms from properties in Fallbrook and Bonsall, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Southern District of California.
According to his plea agreement, Vance began giving his sons, then 9 and 11, psilocybin capsules every other day in October 2023, increasing the doses to every day by 2024. He also admitted giving psilocybin capsules to his oldest son, then 12, to sell to friends, and providing the drug to his wife to distribute to others.