ALAMANCE COUNTY, N.C. — An Alamance County inmate who overdosed is being accused of another inmate's overdose, according to deputies.
On Oct. 2 at 1:44 p.m., deputies at the Alamance County Detention Center were notified about an overdose. After an investigation, Alicia Inez Toney, 36, was identified as the suspect.
Witnesses in the jail told deputies that Toney brought in what they believe was heroin to give to her cellmate who overdosed shortly after. That's when detention center staff began lifesaving measures. Toney's cellmate was sent to a hospital for further treatment.
As deputies continued to question Toney, she overdosed to the point where they had to take her to a hospital too.
Deputies continued to investigate the overdoses by questioning other inmates. Witnesses said they believe Toney snuck contraband into the jail prior to booking and snorted the heroin with her cellmate.
Toney and her cellmate returned back to the custody of the Alamance County Detention Center.
Toney went to jail on Oct. 2 for credit card fraud.
She is charged with the following:
- One count of felony possession with intent to manufacture sell deliver
- One count of felony selling/delivering heroin
- One count of felony providing contraband to an inmate
- One count of felony possessing a controlled substance on prison/jail premises
- One count of misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia
- One count of misdemeanor resist, delay, obstruct a public officer
