Global Courant 2023-05-19 17:20:02
A man in custody at a jail north of Seattle is facing additional charges after officials say seven inmates have been treated for signs of a fentanyl overdose.
The Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office said officials administered Narcan to seven people at the Everett jail on Wednesday night, The Daily Herald reported.
A detective first saw a person in custody showing signs of an opiate overdose at about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. While medical staff were responding, another person in the same area of the prison began showing similar signs. A total of seven inmates began showing physical signs of overdosing, according to the sheriff. Prison staff called a medical emergency and administered naxolone to the inmates.
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At least seven people were administered Narcan after showing signs of a fentanyl overdose at a prison in Everett, Washington. A 37-year-old man who is already in custody is suspected of bringing opioids into the facility.
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Everett firefighters took them to a local hospital and expected all to survive, authorities said. Five have since been released from the hospital and returned to prison, said Courtney O’Keefe, spokesman for the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office said it had sealed off the residential area where the medical emergency occurred and searched everyone. Detectives found fentanyl in the cell of a 37-year-old man, who they say brought the substance into the facility.
The man, who has been in jail since Tuesday on robbery charges, now faces two counts of drug possession, the sheriff’s office said.
7 prisoners in Washington treated for fentanyl
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