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Man died in King County Jail death from fentanyl overdose

A 26-year-old man who died in the King County Jail in June is believed to have overdosed on fentanyl two weeks after he was booked. A 26-year-old man who died in the King County Jail in June is believed to have overdosed on fentanyl two weeks after he was booked. The county report does not specify how fentanyl got into the correctional facility. The man had been booked in connection with violating a protection order and allegedly stealing a car. His urine tested positive for methamphetamines and fentanyl, and he was prescribed medications to treat withdrawal. On June 26, he was seen on facility video sitting and slumping over several times before he was found unresponsive. The King County medical examiner's office determined his cause of death was acute fentanyl intoxication. Since 2019, Hicks had been arrested eight times for violating a King County jail.

Man died in King County Jail death from fentanyl overdose

发表 : 17 小时前 经过 Lauren Girgis 在 Health

A 26-year-old man who died in the King County Jail in June is believed to have overdosed on fentanyl two weeks after he was booked, according to a county report posted online this week.

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