Overview
- Investigators say Zecca spent hours drinking, then also used marijuana while watching a UFC broadcast with 13-year-old Anthony at a friend’s Naples apartment on July 19, 2025.
- Witness accounts and forensics indicate he repeatedly handled a handgun that had been cleared, then reinserted the magazine, chambered a round and fired once, killing his son.
- Deputies reported smelling alcohol and seeing marijuana in plain view, then secured warrants for medical records and a blood draw.
- A toxicology expert extrapolated his blood-alcohol concentration to about 0.116 at the time, concluding he was impaired above Florida’s 0.08 legal limit.
- He faces a potential life sentence on the aggravated manslaughter count, with an arraignment reported for March as the case moves into court.