Office Of The State Attorney
R.J. Larizza, 7th Judicial Circuit

Office Of The State Attorney
R.J. Larizza, 7th Judicial Circuit

State of Florida v. Kenneth Ricardo Ross Jr.

Press Release | October 15, 2025

DOB: 07/24/1983

Case Number: 2025 100193 CFDL

Volusia County Defendant Convicted of Trafficking in Fentanyl

DELAND – After a two-day trial, a Volusia County jury found defendant Kenneth Ross Jr. guilty of Trafficking in Fentanyl, Possession of Oxycodone and Possession of Paraphernalia. Immediately following the verdict, the defendant was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

On January 9, 2025, a search warrant was executed on Ross’ Deltona home after a month-long investigation by the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.

Detectives found large stashes of fentanyl and oxycodone. There was also a handgun and $25,000 recovered from the defendant’s bedroom.

“This case is a prime example of your prosecutors’ efforts to attack and destroy the fentanyl trade in our communities,” State Attorney R.J. Larizza said about this case. “Many lives were saved by removing fentanyl and one of its traffickers from the streets.”

The Volusia Sheriff’s Office investigated the case. Assistant State Attorneys Daniel Megaro and Philip Dunlop successfully tried the case for the State. The Honorable Karen Foxman presided over the case and pronounced sentence.

For more information contact:

Haley Harrison | Public Information Officer | Office of State Attorney R.J. Larizza, Florida’s Seventh Judicial Circuit | SAOPIO@SAO7.org

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