Two Fort Myers men, one linked to a drug-related death and the other connected to an armed robbery, will face possible death penalties after a Lee County grand jury returned indictments against them Wednesday.
State Attorney Amira Fox announced the indictments the same day. Lee County has eight men already on death row and the courts a jury this week returned a recommendation for a ninth, Wade Wilson, a convicted killer.
Michael Maree indicted in fentanyl death
Michael Maree, 66, was indicted for one count of first-degree murder related to the unlawful distribution of fentanyl causing death, a capital Felony; and sale or delivery of a controlled substance, a second-degree felony, for the death of Nick Adams, 36, who died after being given fentanyl.
Adams died Jan. 1, when Maree invited him to his Fort Myers home to sell the drugs. While in the Maree’s driveway, Adams received a plastic bag with a powdery substance inside, Fox said.
After he snorted the substance, Adams immediately fell and died. The Lee County Sheriff’s Officeresponded to investigate. The substance tested positive for fentanyl.