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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">PRESTON, MD. &#8211; Caroline County Sheriff’s Deputies made an arrest of a man responsible for a heroin overdose death, that of the suspect’s brother.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On September 3, 2014 Deputies from the Caroline County Sheriff&#8217;s Office, Patrol Division, responded to a residence in the 7000 block of Ganeys Wharf Road, Preston, Maryland, for a cardiac arrest, which resulted in the death of <strong>Eric Pattison Matzeit</strong> (31 years old).</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">While on scene, deputies say it was learned Eric Matzeit had died from a suspected Heroin overdose. Due to details initially learned by Deputies of the Patrol Division, Detectives from the <strong>Caroline County Sheriff&#8217;s Office</strong>, Criminal Investigation Division were called to the scene and took over the investigation. Detective Corporal J. Reibly was assigned lead investigator in this case.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Contact was made on scene with family members, to include <strong>Steven Walter Matzeit</strong> (brother of the deceased). During the course of those interviews, Detectives learned that Steven had traveled to Seaford, DE in the early morning hours, around 1:00 AM, and purchased an amount of Heroin from an unknown dealer.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Steven then traveled back to the <strong>Ganeys Wharf Road</strong> residence where they stayed the remainder of the evening. Several hours later, Steven traded his brother (Deceased &#8211; Eric Matzeit) a quantity of Heroin he had just purchased in Seaford for a prescription of Suboxone. Shortly after that transaction, 911 was called for the cardiac arrest (possible overdose).</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">A search of the residence was conducted in which numerous baggies of <strong>Heroin, Suboxone, and Marijuana</strong> were located inside Steven&#8217;s bedroom. The baggies of Heroin located in Steven&#8217;s bedroom matched the baggies his brother (now deceased) was found with.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The evidence seized was later sent to the crime lab for analysis and found to have the drug &#8220;Fentanyl&#8221; mixed with the Heroin. The Medical Examiner&#8217;s Office found an amount of Fentanyl in the deceased blood as well.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On November 10, 2014, <strong>Caroline County States Attorney Johnathan Newell</strong> presented the case to the Caroline County Grand Jury. As a result, a Grand Jury indictment was issued for Steven Matzeit, charging him with the following:</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">â¾<strong>Manslaughter</strong> (10 year max sentence)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">â¾<strong>Distribution of Heroin</strong> (20 year max sentence)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">â¾Possession of Heroin with Intent to distribute (20 year max sentence)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">â¾Possession of Heroin administration equipment (4 year max sentence)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">â¾2 Counts of Possession of Heroin (4 year max sentence)</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-size: 12pt;">On November 14, 2014, <strong>Detective Corporal J. Reibly</strong> took custody of Steven Matzeit at his residence without incident and transported him to the Caroline County Detention Center where he was held on NO BOND pending a hearing with the Caroline County Circuit Court.</span></p>
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