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Jevante Hamilton, 25, Indicted on 1st Degree Murder in Overdose Death of Timothy Davidson, 25

October 6, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 12 Comments

Jevante Hamilton.

Hamilton is accused of killing Timothy J. Davidson, 25, by overdose on Aug. 24, 2019 in Palm Coast, after allegedly selling him fentanyl, and becomes the second man indicted on a murder charge following similar circumstances. In August, Joseph Colon, the first to be similarly charged in Flagler, was sentenced to 30 years in prison.

Joseph Colon, Heroin Dealer Accused of Murdering Savannah Deangelis, Will Plead to 30 Years in Prison

August 27, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 19 Comments

Savannah Deangelis was 23 and had been clean and in rehab for months when she took delivery of a $40 dose of heroin from Joseph Colon, and overdosed at her parents’ home in Grand Haven. Colon was indicted on capital felony murder.

Sheriff’s Detectives Investigating Death of Jo Ann Heady, 22, of Palm Coast, at Econolodge

July 31, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 21 Comments

Jo Ann Heady of Palm Coast's B Section died at the Econolodge off Old Kings Road hours after renting a room there, and spending some of her last hours with visitors. (© FlaglerLive)

Jo Ann Elizabeth Heady, 22, of Palm Coast’s B Section, was found in a room at the Econolodge off Old Kings Road, possibly of a heroin overdose. The investigation is continuing.

John Paul Runnells, 32, Found Dead of Overdose in His Car at Winn-Dixie Shopping Center

May 22, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

The Sheriff's Crime Scene Investigations unit was dispatched to the overdose incident. (© FlaglerLive)

John Paul Runnells, 32, of Jupiter, was found unconscious in a Nissan Altima at the Winn-Dixie plaza off Palm Coast Parkway in what was later determined to have been an overdose death.

Thomas Rando, Felon Behind Death of Hannah Beard, 10, In Car Crash, Dies Of Overdose

January 19, 2020 | FlaglerLive | 33 Comments

Two recent mugshots of Thomas Rando at the Flagler County jail. He died Saturday morning.

Rando, a convicted felon with a dozen arrests in Flagler County since 2008, was on probation for felony drug offenses, and was awaiting trial on a third-degree felony charge of driving on a suspended license and causing the death of Hannah Beard and injuries to others.

A 14-Year-Old Girl at Buddy Taylor Middle Is Hospitalized After an Apparent Overdose

September 16, 2019 | FlaglerLive | 1 Comment

Overdoses on school grounds are almost unheard of in Flagler.

A 14-year-old student at Buddy Taylor Middle School was hospitalized Friday morning after showing signs of a drug overdose and claiming she’d ingested 10 pills.

Travis Heidinger, 44, of Palm Coast, Dies of an Apparent Overdose

November 13, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 11 Comments

Travis C. Heidinger

Early Monday morning, Travis C. Heidinger, a 44-year-old resident of Palm Coast, was found dead in a bathroom in his mother’s house on Llanes Place.

Two More Apparent Overdose Deaths in 8 Days, in Palm Coast and in Mondex

October 4, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 9 Comments

Avocado Avenue in the Mondex.

The Sheriff’s Office is investigating the deaths of 31-year-old William D. Scott of Palm Coast and 49-year-old Maxie Nieves of the Mondex.

An 18-Month-Old Is in ICU After Narcotic Overdose as Family Makes Up Stories to Cops

September 28, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 16 Comments

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The 18-month-old child’s mother reported he reached into her purse and took two Subutex pills, the powerful narcotic prescribed to people fighting addiction.

Sheriff Investigating Death of Samantha Brewer, 30, in R-Section as Overdose Claims Another Life

September 6, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 30 Comments

samantha brewer overdose

Samantha Brewer had called a friend over from the C-Section. He was in the bathroom 4 minutes, when he returned, Brewer was unresponsive from an overdose.

In Two Days in Flagler, Two Overdoses, Three Incidents With Opioids, One Involving a 1-Year-Old

August 15, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 14 Comments

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A 48-hour period in Flagler and Palm Coast saw the varied aspects of opioids’ effects–in overdoses, in arrests, in court–pointing to signs of an epidemic’s spread.

Palm Coast’s Daryl Jowais, 49, Found Dead of Apparent Drug Overdose

July 17, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

Daryl JOWAIS

Daryl Jowais, 49, of Zacharias Place in Palm Coast, was found dead after locking himself in his bathroom. His supplier is unknown. The case is under investigation.

Couple On Way To Their Own Kids’ Birthday Party Stop To Shoot Up Heroin, Causing Overdose

May 21, 2018 | FlaglerLive | 35 Comments

Ryan Walker, unresponsive from a heroin overdose, moments before getting a dose of Narcan that helped revive him. (© FlaglerLive via FCSO video)

A Flagler County Sheriff’s deputy administered Narcan to help revive the overdose victim in the W Section. The man’s girlfriend had passed out earlier and revived.

Poison Flush: Drug Take-Back Day in Palm Coast and Flagler Beach on Saturday, No Questions Asked

April 28, 2016 | FlaglerLive | 8 Comments

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Residents can stop at four locations in Palm Coast and one in Flagler Beach to privately return expired or unwanted prescription, over-the-counter meds, vitamin or herbal remedies as well as veterinary medications.

Man Found Dead Behind Walmart Is Identified as Mathew Talacko, 25, Victim of Inhalants

July 8, 2015 | FlaglerLive | 60 Comments

Mathew Talacko was a big man–he stood 6’6”–who could muster big smiles, big hopes, a searching intelligence and, apparently, great despair.

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