3 facing drug charges following death of Atwater prison employee

ATWATER, Calif. (KFSN) -- The probe into the decease of an worker astatine U.S. Penitentiary Atwater has led to charges against 3 people, including 1 inmate.

On August 9, correctional serviceman Marc Fischer became sick aft coming into interaction with a substance successful the message room, according to the Bureau of Prisons. Fischer was taken to the hospital, wherever helium died. Loved ones person said helium was adjacent to status astatine the time.

The U.S. Attorney's Office has present filed aggregate drug-related charges against USP Atwater inmate Jamar Jones, arsenic good arsenic Stephanie Ferreira of Indiana and Jermen Rudd III of Missouri.

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The charges see "Conspiracy to Distribute and Distribution of a Controlled Substance, to wit Methamphetamine, "Spice", and Fentanyl."

Prosecutors accidental Jones and Ferreira had Rudd message a missive to Jones that was laced with drugs and fraudulently labeled arsenic ineligible mail. Officials accidental Jones was expected to merchantability the narcotics successful the prison.

35-year-old Jones is acceptable to marque his archetypal tribunal quality successful Fresno adjacent week, portion 35-year-old Ferreira and 37-year-old Rudd volition beryllium arraigned successful the states wherever they live.

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Jones and Rudd look a maximum of 30 years successful situation and a good up to $250,000. Ferreira faces a maximum punishment of 20 years successful situation and a good up to $250,000.