Another heroin overdose and more drug-related arrests in JC

Friday, January 13, 2012

At about 3:15 a.m. Friday, Jefferson City police officers responded to a medical emergency call in the 2600 block of Sue Drive.

Upon arrival, it was determined that a 26-year old male had overdosed on heroin. Cole County EMS responded and transported the subject to a local hospital for treatment.

During their initial investigation, officers located signs of narcotics usage and a quantity of narcotics paraphernalia.

Consent to search was denied by the resident and the owner of the home, and therefore officers obtained a search warrant.

During the service of that search warrant, officers located a wide variety of used narcotics paraphernalia, as well as marijuana.

A 22 year-old male Jefferson City resident was arrested for possession of Paraphernalia, and two counts of possession of a controlled substance.

The victim, a 26 year-old male Jefferson City resident, was taken to an area hospital for treatment of an heroin overdose.

Meanwhile, on Thursday, Jefferson City police arrested two suspected heroin dealers on outstanding warrants.

Mark A. Conn and Zachary A. Williams were both arrested on charges, and are currently being held in the Cole County Jail on $100,000 and $50,000 bond respectively.

Warrant charges include 3 counts of Distribution of a Controlled Substance (Heroin) Near Public Housing, 1 count of Deliver/Manufacture Imitation Controlled Substance, and 2 counts of Possession of a Controlled Substance.

Both are persons of interest as part of an ongoing investigation relating to area heroin sales and the increase in overdoses/deaths in the Jefferson City area.

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sixtyseven 1 year, 4 months ago

Mark Conn isn't a heroin dealer, but a heroin victim who is trying to kick the addiction and re-start his life. He managed to get clean & started a job - has no money & no car, which wouldn't be what is expected of a "dealer". He was threatened with this arrest a few weeks ago because they wanted him to point fingers--& when he couldn't tell them what they wanted to hear, they made true on their threat. Now he has an impossible bond & has to sit there for months until the case goes to court. In the meantime, he's scared & alone in an environment he's never known. Why is this legal & allowable for the police department? Drugs are a horrible part of our society & I, for one, would do anything I could to see them disappear - but not commit a sin like this just to earn an "atta boy" by getting a vulnerable person to say whatever they want to hear - be damned whether it's true or not!! They believe that putting him in this position they can put words in his mouth--& it becomes their truth. Is destroying a life & a belief in justice now the accepted way to do police work? I think not--shame on the police department for using such tactics. And be afraid - very afraid- that it could happen to you or your loved ones!!

jeffcitygirl 1 year, 4 months ago

While addiction to this drug is one of the worst, I disagree with the above poster. The police need to press people to name names so we can end the scourge of this horrid drug in this town. It's out of control. I have a very good friend who fell "victim" to Heroin and about lost his life a few times over it. The more arrests that can be made, the more it slows the trafficking and availability. If he was in possession of the drug, he is committing a crime, victim addict mentality is detrimental to him. Making excuses for him isn't helping, it's enabling. Jail is the best place for some of these addicts as it will force them to detox and get clean. You do the crime, you do the time. They know the risks when they choose to call a dealer and purchase and then stick a needle in their arm. You cannot coddle a heroin addict, yes they need help, but hey also must learn there are consequences. Continuing to buy heroin from a dealer just increases that dealers income and allows more addict/victims to put their lives in danger. I am so happy that JCPD is FINALLY doing something to slow the spread of this poison. O

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