North Texas man who shot roommate while high on mushrooms sent to federal prison
A Seagoville man who in 2022 shot his roommate dead while high on hallucinogenic mushrooms has been sentenced to over five years in federal prison, North Texas federal attorneys said.
Russell Alan Ragsdale, 25, was initially arrested in February 2022 on felony murder charges, according to a statement from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in North Texas. At that time, he told police that his roommate attacked him and that he shot the other man “many times” in self defense.
Police recovered three firearms and two grams of hallucinogenic mushrooms from Ragsdale’s home during their investigation, federal attorneys said. Analysis of Ragsdale’s phone showed a history of drug use dating back to 2021 and evidence that he had bought and used mushrooms on the day of his roommate’s murder.
Ragsdale pled guilty in April to possession of a firearm by an unlawful user of a controlled substance, according to the statement.
This story was originally published July 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM.
