Teen died from accidentally ingesting fentanyl, Franklin Co. Sheriff says

According to the Franklin County Sheriff, 18-year-old Jacob Cope died from accidentally ingesting fentanyl. Cope was found dead on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024.
Posted 2/27/2024, 10:56:48 PM Updated 2/28/2024, 1:58:06 PM

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>> GOOD AFTERNOON. I MARK BOYLE

IN THE WRAL LIVE CENTER RIGHT

NOW. COMING UP ON 5.40, OVER

THE PAST WEEK OR SO. THERE'S

BEEN SPECULATION INTO THE

DEATHS IN THE CAUSE OF DEATH

FOR JACOB COPE. AND WILSON MORE

AND THE FRANKLIN COUNTY

SHERIFF'S OFFICE NOW CONFIRMING

THE DEATH OF THE CAUSE OF JACOB

COPE ON YOUR SCREEN. THIS IS

THE POST COMING OUT WITHIN THE

PAST 10 MINUTES. SHERIFF KEVIN

WHITE SAYING HE DIED BECAUSE

HE INGESTED THE TINIEST AMOUNT

OF FENTANYL. THAT WAS IT ONE

MOMENT, ONE MISTAKE AND HE WAS

GONE. AS FOR WILSON MORE THAN

19 YEAR-OLD WHO DIED. HIS

MOTHER SUSPECTS HE AND JUST DID

SOMETHING THAT WAS LACED WITH

SOMETHING. THE TOXICOLOGY

REPORT HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED ON

THAT. BUT THE NEW INFORMATION

FROM THE FRANKLIN COUNTY

SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT HERE THIS

AFTERNOON ABOUT JACOB COPE.