A Jessamine County inmate charged in the death of another inmate who ingested methadone from a soaked underwear now faces a manslaughter charge, which has been reduced from murder.
Michael Jones is waiting for a transplant and his attorney asked that his trial be moved up.
The 55-year-old is now 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.
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.
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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.
LEX 18 spoke with Jones as he was leaving the courthouse and, when asked if he did it, he said ‘no’ and that he was in fact waiting for a liver transplant.
Six inmates, including Jones, tested positive for methadone, officials said.
