TWO NEWS ON CW 18 STARTS NOW. FIRST AT TEN. A PALM COAST MAN IS NOW FACING FIRST DEGREE MURDER CHARGES IN CONNECTION TO A DEADLY OVERDOSE. THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I’M JESSE PAGON AND I’M SUMMER KNOWLES WESH 2’S GAIL PASCHALL-BROWN EXPLAINS A TWO YEAR INVESTIGATION ULTIMATELY LED TO THE SUSPECT’S GRAND JURY INDICTMENT. YOU REALLY NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU’RE GETTING. AND IT’S LIKE PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE. FLAGLER COUNTY SHERIFF RICK STALY IS TALKING ABOUT STREET FENTANYL AND NOW 42 YEAR OLD BRIAN PERALTA OF PALM COAST IS CHARGED WITH FIRST DEGREE MURDER. HE’S ACCUSED OF SELLING DRUGS LACED WITH FENTANYL, RESULTING IN A FATAL OVERDOSE. WE BELIEVE THAT THEY WERE, UH, FRIENDLY AND ASSOCIATE DATES, UH, TO EACH OTHER. AND, YOU KNOW, THAT’S THE PROBLEM WITH FENTANYL, ESPECIALLY STREET FENTANYL, BECAUSE YOU JUST NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU’RE GOING TO GET A FATAL DOSE. INVESTIGATORS DIDN’T HAVE TO GO FAR TO FIND PERALTA. HE WAS ALREADY IN JAIL ON A CONTEMPT OF COURT CHARGE. SALLY APPLAUDS ALL OF HIS UNITS IN THIS TWO YEAR INVESTIGATION, ADDING IT’S A CASE USING VARIOUS INVESTIGATIVE, FORENSIC AND TOXIC TECHNIQUES. THE SHERIFF HAS A MESSAGE FOR WHAT HE CALLS POISON PEDDLERS. IF YOU GIVE SOMEONE OR SELL SOMEONE A FATAL DOSE, IT MIGHT TAKE US TWO YEARS TO BUILD A CASE, BUT WE’RE GOING TO GET YOU INDICTED FOR FIRST DEGREE MURDER AND YOU’RE GOING TO GO AWAY TO PRISON. I’M GAIL PASCHALL-BROWN WESH TWO NEWS. THE SHERIFF THERE SAYS YEARS AGO HE DIRECTED THAT ALL OVERDOSE CASES BE INVESTIGATED AS A MURDER, WHILE ENCOURAGING ANYONE ADDICTED TO ILLEGAL NARCOT
Palm Coast man indicted for murder following 2-year investigation in fatal fentanyl distribution
Brian Pirraglia was indicted by a grand jury for first-degree murder by unlawful distribution of a controlled substance.
A Palm Coast man is accused of selling drugs laced with fentanyl that resulted in a fatal overdose two years ago, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release on Monday. Brian Pirraglia, 42, was indicted last Friday by a grand jury for first-degree murder by unlawful distribution of a controlled substance. The investigation started on Feb. 8, 2022, when Flagler sheriff deputies responded to 17 Blasdell Court in Palm Coast for possible overdose death. “During the investigation and using various investigative, forensic and toxicology techniques, detectives determined that Brian Pirraglia sold drugs laced with fentanyl to the victim resulting in a fatal overdose,” the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said. “The investigation, led by FCSO’s Major Case Unit’s Det. Adam Gossett, resulted in dozens of interviews, countless hours reviewing forensic evidence and following numerous other investigative leads to solve the case.” Pirraglia is currently booked without bond following a warrant for order to show cause — contempt of court. “I want to commend all our units and everyone who was involved in this investigation for their hard work and persistence to bring this poison peddler to justice,” said Sheriff Rick Staly. “Years ago, I directed that all overdose deaths be investigated as a murder. If you are a drug dealer and sell a fatal dose of poison in Flagler County, even if it takes two years, we are going to get you. Hopefully, he will have a long time in state prison to think about the death he caused and the damage he has done to individuals and families selling his poison.”
A Palm Coast man is accused of selling drugs laced with fentanyl that resulted in a fatal overdose two years ago, the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release on Monday.
Brian Pirraglia, 42, was indicted last Friday by a grand jury for first-degree murder by unlawful distribution of a controlled substance.
The investigation started on Feb. 8, 2022, when Flagler sheriff deputies responded to 17 Blasdell Court in Palm Coast for possible overdose death.
“During the investigation and using various investigative, forensic and toxicology techniques, detectives determined that Brian Pirraglia sold drugs laced with fentanyl to the victim resulting in a fatal overdose,” the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said. “The investigation, led by FCSO’s Major Case Unit’s Det. Adam Gossett, resulted in dozens of interviews, countless hours reviewing forensic evidence and following numerous other investigative leads to solve the case.”
Pirraglia is currently booked without bond following a warrant for order to show cause — contempt of court.
“I want to commend all our units and everyone who was involved in this investigation for their hard work and persistence to bring this poison peddler to justice,” said Sheriff Rick Staly. “Years ago, I directed that all overdose deaths be investigated as a murder. If you are a drug dealer and sell a fatal dose of poison in Flagler County, even if it takes two years, we are going to get you. Hopefully, he will have a long time in state prison to think about the death he caused and the damage he has done to individuals and families selling his poison.”
