December 7, 2022
Levy County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Cody Weaver arrested Moretz (5/19/90), an Inglis resident, over a year ago. Moretz has been in custody at the Levy County Detention Center since his arrest. Deputy Weaver found Moretz driving on 10/13/2021 in Inglis with a suspended license and attempted to stop him. Moretz ignored the deputy’s signal to stop and continued driving, ultimately coming to a stop near Palm Point. The following investigation discovered Moretz was in possession of 27.5 grams of heroin laced marijuana and 10 grams of cocaine laced with fentanyl and other drugs. One deputy assisting in this investigation suffered a near deadly fentanyl exposure which resulted in an emergency hospital visit.
Moretz accepted a three year plea sentence to the Florida Department of Corrections on December 1, 2022 for the Levy County charges. Moretz currently has charges pending in Citrus County and will be transferred to their jail in the upcoming days to appear in court for their cases.
“This is a case where we came close to losing a deputy from the exposure to Fentanyl. Not only do our deputies face this danger almost daily but likewise do our children and citizens. We will continue to do everything possible to bring to justice those who prey on our citizens through their drug trafficking efforts. Thankfully our deputy recovered over a period of time, but there are many that are exposed willingly or unwillingly that are not as fortunate,” Sheriff McCallum said.