Florida sheriff shows last known images of Wake County teen before he was found dead in pond

Surveillance video is shedding new light on the moments leading up to the tragic death of an 18-year-old from Wake County who disappeared while on a family vacation in Florida.

In a news conference Tuesday morning, Manatee County (Florida) Sheriff Rick Wells said investigators talked to a cousin of Fuquay-Varina native Giovanni Pelletier, who said the two started smoking marijuana in the car while their friend started driving.

While in the car, Pelletier allegedly then started “tripping,” according to what the cousin told the sheriff’s office…

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