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Man Who Gave Teen Synthetic Drug Appears In Court

Last updated on Wednesday, May 28, 2014

(INDIANAPOLIS) -The man investigators say made a batch of illegal synthetic drugs involved in a teenager’s overdose made an initial appearance in Marion County Court Tuesday morning.

Zachary Catron is one of three adults arrested for their alleged involvement in the death of 16-year-old Sam Motsay. Motsay was found dead in a friend's home earlier this month. He died of a drug overdose of a relatively new synthetic drug known as N-Bomb or NBOME.

Investigators say they found several drugs and weapons at 24-year-old Catron's house, where he was still wearing an ankle monitoring bracelet from a previous arrest. He's currently being held in Marion County on nine felony charges.
Catron's bond hearing was at 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Motsay's mother is speaking out about her mission to educate parents and young people about the dangers the drug that killed her son. Motsay's death is the third suspected overdose of NBOMB in Indiana this year.

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