18-year-old Jacob Cope died on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024. According to a Facebook post from Franklin County Sheriff Kevin White, Cope died from accidentally ingesting “the tiniest amount of fentanyl
According to a Facebook post from Franklin County Sheriff Kevin White, Cope died from accidentally ingesting “the tiniest amount of fentanyl.”
โHis family is scarred forever,โ White said.
Copeโs friend, 2023 Heritage High School graduate Wilson Moore, was also found dead that morning.
White said he keeps Copeโs photo in his office to remind him why he wanted to become Franklin County Sheriff.
โIt hits close to home for me,โ he said. โIt will serve as a constant reminder of the passion I have to end the rapid decline that is eroding our neighborhoods, our state and our country.โ
It is unclear if fentanyl ingestion is the cause of Mooreโs death, but Mooreโs mother suspects it is drug-related.
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