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EULESS - Two weeks after a teenager was found dead in his room, police arrested an acquaintance for supplying him a deadly dose of illegal drugs.

The Colleyville Heritage student was pronounced dead at his home on Essex Place after paramedics were unable to find a pulse.

Taylor, police said, had told friends he had taken the prescription drugs Xanax and methadone the day before he was found dead.

Another teen sold him the drugs after stealing them from family members, according to a search warrant affidavit.

The friend, also 16, of Colleyville was arrested last week on a charge of delivery of a controlled substance and could face additional charges, police said. He is not being identified because he is a juvenile.

"Depending on the results of the autopsy, specifically, the toxicology results, there could be other charges," said Lt. Wayne Pavlik, a spokesman for the Euless Police Department. "We are very early in the investigation."

Taylor told a friend that he had taken nine pills and smoked marijuana, the affidavit states.

Police searched the Colleyville teen's home for prescription drugs Xanax, hydrocodone, OxyContin, as well as bank records, computer files and address books.

The Colleyville teen told other students that he had sold Taylor nine to 10 prescription pills.

The pills, the teen said, were weak and buyers could ingest a lot of them, the affidavit states.

The Colleyville teen also told another classmate that he was sad about Taylor's death and wondered if he should dispose of the remaining pills.

On April 12, police recovered empty prescription bottles from trash bags taken from the Colleyville home.

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