Two plead guilty in connection with death of inmate
Two of the five defendants accused of distributing fentanyl resulting in the death of an inmate at the Mesa County Jail have pleaded guilty.
Source: gjsentinel.com
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Two of the five defendants accused of distributing fentanyl resulting in the death of an inmate at the Mesa County Jail have pleaded guilty.
A sixth person has been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with the death of an inmate at the Mesa County Jail in May.
The Mesa County Jail has been awarded accreditation for inmate health care, although questions have been raised about the facility after an inmate died of fentanyl intoxication in May.
Five people were indicted by a grand jury last week on charges of distributing fentanyl resulting in death.