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Man dies from suspected overdose, 2 arrested on drug charges
GLYNN COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) — Two men have been arrested on drug charges after an investigation into a suspected overdose death.
Glynn County Police Department (GCPD) officers responded to the Friendly Express Gas Station on Perry Road around 10 p.m. Thursday for a death investigation.
Officers found a dead man inside a company box truck. Two individuals identified as Willie Thomas and Jamie Schneider, both residents of North Carolina, were present at the scene.
As part of the investigation, officers recovered suspected cocaine, crack cocaine, marijuana, and fentanyl, along with a stolen Glock handgun, a digital scale and a glass smoking device commonly associated with narcotics use from the truck.
After interviews, Willie Thomas and Jamie Schneider were arrested and taken to the local detention center.
Thomas is charged three possession of schedule ii substance, possession of marijuana less than an ounce, theft by receiving stolen property and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
Jamie Schneider is charged with theft by receiving stolen property and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
The deceased man is suspected to have died from a drug overdose, a GCPD spokesperson said. His body was reportedly transported to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) Crime Lab for a full autopsy to determine the official cause of death.
This remains an active and ongoing investigation.
This investigation is ongoing and any person with information on this case is encouraged to contact the Glynn County Police Department Non-Emergency at (912) 554-3645 or anonymously via Silent Witness at (912) 264-1333.
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