Dec 11, 2020
ANDERSON — An Indianapolis man arrested on Dec. 4 on federal drug dealing charges in Anderson has died after an apparent suicide attempt.
Christopher Harris, 48, was found unresponsive at the Marion County jail on Thursday and died after being transported to Eskenazi Hospital.
Harris was arrested in Anderson following an investigation by the Madison County Drug Task Force and the federal Drug Enforcement Administration.
He was arrested near the intersection of West 12th Street and Arrow Avenue and found to be in possession of 3 pounds of fentanyl.
According to a probable cause affidavit, Drug Task Force officers watched Harris collect a parcel from a house in the 1400 block of Forkner Street and place it in the rear passenger seat of his Chevrolet Tahoe.