[PHOTO CREDIT: Facebook / Justin Glynn]
[Original Publish Date: 03/03/21]
LEESBURG, Florida — The man found dead from an apparent overdose in the Bassville Park area of unincorporated Leesburg Wednesday afternoon has been identified, according to Lake County Sheriff’s Sgt. Fred Jones.
Justin Nicholas Glynn, 29, was found shortly after 1:30 p.m. Wednesday by a woman who was walking in a wooded area near Ike Avenue and Westmont Road, Jones said.
“It looks like it was an apparent overdose,” Jones told Lake Legal News.
Just two days ago, a post on the Facebook group Bassville Park Word of Mouth accused Glynn of stealing a chainsaw and urging him to return it; and just last week he was picked up on a warrant (and bonded out) for grand theft and burglary by Eustis Police Department, stemming from an incident in August 2020 where Glynn was accused of burglary and stealing a golf cart. The details of that case were unavailable at press time.
Glynn, who was released from prison in 2019 after serving a 3-year bid for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, was also facing burglary and theft charges from a separate incident in October 2020 where he was accused of stealing a license plate, according to Lake County Clerk of Court online records. According to the arrest affidavit in that case, an LCSO deputy asked Glynn why his name kept coming up in auto thefts, auto burglaries and residential burglaries. Glynn initially said he had no idea what the deputy was talking about and then reportedly started crying and said, “Man, I [expletive] up. I keep doing stupid [expletive] because I am hooked on fentanyl and I need help.”
_______________________________
Our Editor-in-Chief, Marilyn M. Aciego, began writing for Lake Legal News in 2010. Born and raised in Lake County, she is a graduate of Umatilla High School and Lake-Sumter State College. She started her journalism career at LSSC, where she was editor of both student publications, The Angler and The Odyssey. Her professional career began at the Daily Commercial in 2004 where she covered cops and courts the majority of her time there until she left in 2009. Currently, along with being Editor-in-Chief of Lake Legal News, she is the Florida bureau chief for an international media organization. She has made more than two dozen appearances on live national television, including Nancy Grace and the Greta Van Susteren show, along with her appearance on Evil Twins. Contact her with breaking news, tips, and feedback by sending an e-mail to 352Tips@gmail.com. You can also contact us on our Facebook page — and make sure you “Like” and “Follow us” there. [PHOTO CREDIT: Bonnie Whicher]
