- December 20, 2024
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A Palm Coast man was indicted on first-degree murder charges on Nov. 14 in connection to the March overdose death of a 40-year-old man.
The indictment accuses Justin Maddox, 32, of Palm Coast, of unlawfully distributing fentanyl to Jeremy Kocorowski, leading to Kocorowski's death, a Flagler Sheriff's Office press release said. Kocorowski was found dead in an apartment on Bulldog Drive in March, which was later determined to be caused by a fentanyl overdose.
FCSO detectives investigating the death identified Maddox as a person of interest and Maddox was later arrested for fentanyl trafficking and possession of cocaine and oxycodone, the press release said.
Maddox is not the first to be indicted on murder charges in an overdose death. In June, a Palm Coast man was indicted for the same charge after a two-year investigation by the FCSO. In 2022, Jevante Hamilton was convicted of manslaughter for his indictment in an overdose death, and another man was sentenced to 30 years in prison after he pled guilty to second-degree murder in connection to an overdose death.
Sheriff Rick Staly had previously directed that all overdose deaths be investigated as a first degree homicide case to hold drug dealers accountable for their actions, the press release said.
“These are very difficult and time-consuming cases, but our amazing team works hard to bring the poison peddler killer to justice,” said Sheriff Rick Staly. “We will continue to investigate and hold poison peddlers accountable if they provide the deadly dose of illegal drugs and send them away to prison. If you are a poison peddler and sell a fatal dose in Flagler County, we are coming for you next.”
