A Villager’s son has surrendered his passport as he awaits a trial in a woman’s death in 2024.
Brian William Decot, 47, is living with his mother at her home in the Village of Charlotte as a condition of his $100,000 bond. Decot was released from jail on Oct. 23. He is facing a charge of death caused by the unlawful distribution of cocaine.
He recently surrendered his passport as he remains free on bond. Decot has also been ordered to attend Narcotics Anonymous meetings and undergo weekly drug screenings.
It was on Halloween 2024 that 50-year-old Tracy Jean Miller was found “deceased and lying nude” at the home of Decot’s mother at 750 Pasture St.
There were needle marks in Miller’s arm “consistent with injection marks used to inject illegal narcotics,” the arrest affidavit said. Deputies also found a powdery substance and “several different types of syringes.” It was later determined Miller had died after injecting a lethal dose of cocaine.
During the initial investigation, Decot was acting suspicious and refusing to answer questions from paramedics who had been summoned to his mother’s home in The Villages. Decot was transported to UF Health Leesburg Hospital.
Decot later told an investigator that he and Miller had been in an intimate relationship for more than a year. He said that on that fateful night, he and Miller had discussed “injecting cocaine to further enhance their sexual activities.” He said they were engaged in sexual intercourse “prior to injecting themselves.”
Miller took two Xanax tablets and injected liquid cocaine into her arm. Decot also injected himself with liquid cocaine.
Decot “logged onto his computer and searched for pornographic websites,” but Miller “began to shake badly.” She became unresponsive and fell to the floor.
Decot attempted to treated her by inserting Advil tablets into her mouth. He also inserted Advil tablets into her vagina in an attempt to revive her. About 15 minutes passed and when she failed to regain consciousness, he called 911. Paramedics pronounced her dead at the scene.
Decot admitted to an investigator he had traveled to Tampa that morning to purchase the cocaine.
The Fifth Judicial Medical Examiner’s Office officially listed Miller’s cause of death as “cocaine toxicity.”