Jacob Sayre: Ozark boy, 17, faces adult murder charges after girl, 16, OD'd on fentanyl-laced ecstasy pill

Jacob Sayre: Ozark boy, 17, faces adult murder charges after girl, 16, OD'd on fentanyl-laced ecstasy pill
Jacob Sayre was arrested 104 days after Victoria Jones' death on Thursday, December 15 (Ozark PD, Facebook/Victoria Jones)

OZARK, MISSOURI: A 17-year-old boy in Ozark, Missouri, is being charged with the murder of a 16-year-old girl after he allegedly provided her with a fentanyl-laced ecstasy pill, that caused her to overdose and die at her home in September. Jacob Sayre is being tried as an adult for second-degree murder and additional charges of child endangerment, the suspected drug deal, and the delivery of a controlled substance in connection to the death of Victoria Jones on Thursday, December 15. 

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The alleged drug deal took place in September after the youngsters met at their local church which led to the untimely death of the sophomore student. Sayre was arrested 104 days after Jones' death on Thursday. While being charged more than three months after her death, he was released on a $50,000 bond. According to Fox News, Sayre is on house arrest under electronic monitoring and is expected back in court on January 31, 2023.