VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. — A Port Orange high school student accused of selling hash-laced brownies is now facing charges.
Authorities identified the suspect as Daniel Miller, 17, a Spruce Creek High School 10th grader, after others became ill after eating hash oil-laced brownies Monday.
Investigators said Miller admitted to selling some of the brownies on campus to other students last week and several more on Monday. He has since been charged with four counts of sale and delivery of a controlled substance with intent to distribute and seven counts of culpable negligence.
A sheriff's school resource deputy responded to a report of a student who was sick and possibly under the influence of a narcotic.
Investigators said they learned Miller had brought a batch of brownies believed to have been laced with hash oil, and he sold several of them to other students at the school.
The students who bought the brownies ate some of them and shared some with other students, authorities said.
One student fell ill on Friday and was taken to the hospital after being found unresponsive in a school bathroom.
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On Monday, several other students became ill and were either taken to the hospital or taken home by a parent or guardian. One of the students was so impaired on Monday that he could barely speak, officials said.
Authorities said Miller was selling the brownies for $5 each. He claims he told the people who bought the brownies that they were very potent and shouldn’t be eaten at one time, authorities said.
Deputies also retrieved another 11 brownies that the teen tossed into a trash can at the school while running away from a campus advisor after school officials learned he was the one allegedly selling the brownies.
After the criminal charges were filed against Miller, he was given a court date and released to his parents.
Investigators said the brownies tested positive for the presence of THC.