An inmate has been charged for allegedly selling drugs laced with fentanyl to a 27-year-old Army veteran, who died in March after ingesting them and falling and hitting his head while they were both in the DeKalb County Jail.
Over the summer, Christon Collins’ family pushed for an investigation into his death, when they said they discovered several inconsistencies in the county’s reports about the incident.
DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston agreed. On Tuesday, Nov. 19, a grand jury indicted 45-year-old Tobias Woods on four counts, including felony murder, two counts of distribution of a Schedule II substance and items prohibited for possession by inmates.
“Being in jail should not be a death sentence, and crimes that happen inside the jail will not be ignored just because the people impacted are behind bars,” Boston said during a news conference on Thursday, Nov. 21.
Woods, who had been released on bond, is now back in custody. He is accused of selling drugs laced with fentanyl to Collins and at least one other inmate in their assigned pod. An autopsy conducted by the DeKalb County Medical Examiner’s Office confirms Collins died of a fentanyl overdose.
Before his death, Collins’ family claims the veteran had been dealing with PTSD and cycling in and out of jail. Boston said he died awaiting his day in court. He had not been convicted.
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