IRONTON â A Columbus, Ohio, man was charged with involuntary manslaughter, among other charges, for giving another inmate at the Lawrence County Jail fentanyl that led to his death.
James Edward Lee Thomas, 25, was indicted earlier this week on charges of involuntary manslaughter, illegal conveyance of prohibited items onto the grounds of a detention facility, possession and trafficking of 27 grams of fentanyl, possession of cocaine and possession of a controlled substance.
Thomas was arrested on a charge of possession of cocaine June 26 last year following a traffic stop by the Ohio State Highway Patrol, said Prosecuting Attorney Brigham Anderson.
He was able to get released on the cocaine possession charge and currently is at large, Anderson said.