A grand jury has indicted a man accused of smuggling a methadone-soaked underwear into the Jessamine County jail and distributing patches of it to his cell mates, ultimately resulting in the overdose death of one man.
Michael B. Jones, 55, is charged with second degree manslaughter in the death of fellow inmate Cory McQueary, who was found dead in his cell from an overdose in August.
A lead detective in the case, Rodney Wren, said he had dealt with the victim before the incident and that the man was in good condition prior to the fatality.
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According to his arrest citation, while Jones was away for a funeral, he soaked his underwear in liquid methadone and wore it back to his jail cell, where he ripped it up and handed it out to his cell mates.
“He was ripping the underwear up and the inmates in the cell were chewing on the underwear, and basically sucking the methadone out of the material,” Detective Wren said.
Six inmates, including Jones, tested positive for methadone.
Jones is also indicted on two drug charges. He was originally charged with murder.
He’s scheduled to enter a plea to the charges on Nov. 14.
