Arrest Made in Death of Makayla Korpinen

East Hampton Police have arrested Jason Nedobity on charges related to the 2002 death of 16-year-old Makayla Korpinen. Makayla died of complications related to a drug overdose sustained from drugs that were supplied to her by Nedobity and his brother, Joseph Nedobity, police said.

Jason Nedobity, 32, surrendered at the Enfield Police Department at about 4:30 a.m. on Wednesday, according to police. He was charged with first-degree manslaughter, first-degree reckless endangerment, sale of a hallucinogenic substance, sale of a hallucinogenic substance to a person under 18, possession of a hallucinogenic substance and violation of probation.

Nedobity disappeared after Makayla's death, eventually prompting national attention on "America's Most Wanted."

Nedobity was arraigned at Superior Court in Middletown. His bond was set at $200,000 and his case was transferred to Part A. He is scheduled to return to court on Jan. 24.

Makayla, a sophomore at East Hampton High School, died at Connecticut Children's Medical Center on May 21, 2002, after taking the drug Ecstasy at the Nedobity's home at 62 Haddam Neck Road with the brothers and another friend on May 17. It was the first death in Connecticut linked to Ecstasy.

Joseph Nedobity, Makayla's boyfriend, was sentenced in May of 2006 for his role in her death to five years in prison, suspended after 30 months, and two years probation. The sentence was part of a plea deal where Nedobity pleaded no contest to a reduced charge of criminally negligent homicide and to a prior third-degree burglary charge.

In 2010, he was sentenced on an unrelated charge for possession of narcotics to six months in jail.