Massachusetts man charged with murder after victim dies from drug overdose in North Carolina

A Massachusetts man is facing a murder charge after a reported drug overdose.

According to the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office, in September of 2024, Detectives with the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office began a Death Investigation after a victim was located deceased in a residence due to a suspected overdose.

59-year-old Robert Floyd Bohn of Holbrook, Massachusetts was identified as having distributed narcotics to the victim in the Linwood community of Davidson County, utilizing the United States Postal Service.

The North Carolina Chief of Medical Examiner Office performed an autopsy. Upon competition of that autopsy, the victim’s cause of death was determined to be as a result of Fentanyl Toxicity.

In October of 2024, a grand jury indicted Robert Bohn on the charge of Death by Distribution and 2nd Degree Murder. Detectives with the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office traveled to Holbrook, Massachusetts to further investigate the crime. With assistance from the Holbrook MA Police Department (Massachusetts), United States Post Inspectors, and the Massachusetts State Police, a search warrant was executed on Robert’s residence. He was taken into custody with no incident.

On December 17, 2024, Detectives with the Davidson County Sheriff’s Office transported Robert from the Norfolk County Jail in Massachusetts to the Davidson County Jail. Robert was given a secure bond and a court date of January 6, 2025.