2 Mahoning jail inmates revived after OD; 3rd inmate charged

YOUNGSTOWN

Two Mahoning County jail inmates suffered non-fatal overdoses in the jail from a drug believed to be Fentanyl, with a third inmate now charged with smuggling the drug into the lockup, said Sheriff Jerry Greene.

The two inmates who overdosed were revived with Narcan by a jail nurse at 5:20 p.m. Monday, said Maj. Jeff Allen.

The two inmates who overdosed are back in the jail after having been taken to St. Elizabeth Youngstown Hospital for observation, Allen said.

Inmate Victor M. Slocum, 22, of Aberdeen Avenue, Youngstown, now faces new charges of illegal conveyance of drugs of abuse into a detention facility, corrupting another with drugs and drug trafficking, Allen said.

Slocum was in the process of being released, but his release from jail was halted, and the new charges were lodged against him when the overdoses occurred.

Read more about how it happened in Wednesday's Vindicator or on Vindy.com.