PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. – A Jackson County man has been sentenced to 20 years in prison after a Bay County jury found him guilty Wednesday, October 29 in connection with a deadly overdose.
Jurors deliberated about four hours before convicting 24-year-old Elijah Tee McLeroy on one count of manslaughter.
According to authorities, McLeroy sold what he claimed were Percocet pills to a 16-year-old boy named Brayden during a beach party near Pier Park on June 21, 2022. The pills were later found to contain fentanyl.
Brayden was discovered dead the following day at a Panama City Beach home. Two of his friends also became ill after taking the pills but survived.
At the time of the incident, McLeroy was 21 and already on probation. In addition to manslaughter, jurors also found him guilty of violating probation.
Judge Timothy Register imposed the maximum sentence of 20 years in prison.
