PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. – A Florida fire-rescue captain who was fatally shot by a friend was involved in “an ongoing conspiracy” with him to buy and sell prescription drugs, according to prosecutors.
Jay Rind, 63, told investigators a gun accidentally fired on Nov. 2 while he was showing it to 48-year-old James Gilliard of Stuart.
Prosecutors added charges of trafficking in morphine, conspiracy to sell oxycodone, conspiracy to sell amphetamines and conspiracy to sell morphine.
The affidavit also went on to say that there were drugs found in Gilliard’s truck the night of the shooting, which included Xanax, morphine, and oxycodone.
At the time of his death, a toxicology report showed that Gilliard had amphetamines, Xanax, morphine and oxycodone in his system.