LOUISIANA, Mo. (AP) — A small-town Missouri police chief has been charged with drug-related crimes after his girlfriend’s brother was found dead of an apparent overdose at the chief’s home. of the font.
William Jones, 50, was charged on Wednesday with second degree drug trafficking, possession of a controlled substance and tampering with evidence. He was jailed on $150,000 cash-only bond.
Jones is the police chief of Louisiana, Missouri, a city of 3,200 located along the Mississippi River, about 145 kilometers north of St. Louis.
Jones’ girlfriend, Alexis Thone, 25, has also been charged with second-degree drug trafficking and possession of a controlled substance. She was jailed on $100,000 cash bond only.
Pike County Sheriff Stephen Korte said an off-duty Louisiana police officer called authorities Tuesday just before 10 p.m. to report a death at the home occupied by Jones and Thone. Responders found Gabriel Thone, 24, dead.
Gabriel Thone was the brother of Alexis Thone. Their 21-year-old brother was at home in respiratory distress, the sheriff said, but was resuscitated with naloxone, a drug that reverses opioid overdoses.
Jones was arrested Wednesday afternoon during a traffic stop in Louisiana.
It was not immediately clear whether Jones was still chief of police. The mayor did not respond to phone and email messages Thursday, and a woman answering the phone at City Hall declined to answer questions.
The Associated Press