An accidental overdose of fentanyl and other substances caused the death of a business traveler whose body was discovered in Louisiana this month, according to a coroner’s statement released Tuesday.
The case of 42-year-old Nathan Millard received widespread attention after it came to light that he had gone to Baton Rouge from Georgia to watch a Louisiana State University basketball game with a client but may have wound up going on a drug binge with random people, according to allegations made in an affidavit filed in court and by Texas EquuSearch, a company that aids in the search for the missing.
Louisiana Traveler Tested Positive For Fentanyl
According to the coroner’s report, neither internal nor external trauma was present on Millard’s body. “Our toxicology test results indicate that Mr. Millard’s system contains fentanyl, cocaine, and ethanol,” it says.
The combined effects of these substances contributed to the medical examiners’ conclusion that Millard’s death was accidental, as stated in the document.
Tiffany Ann Guidry, 27, and two unnamed women met, according to an affidavit for the arrest of one of the three suspects police claim are connected to the case. They also met a man later identified as Derrick Perkins, 45. According to the affidavit, they ultimately drove around Baton Rouge while under the influence of crack cocaine.
The report claims that Millard wanted to swap out the women for two more. According to the records, Perkins helped two additional women Guidry and Tabbetha Barner, both 33 who arrived at a house with the men to consume more crack cocaine.
It was stated that Millard was deceased when Perkins returned from retrieving more drugs. According to the report, the body was found on March 6 rolled up on a carpet close to a funeral home on Scenic Highway in Baton Rouge. At the insistence of the women, he moved quickly to dispose of the body.
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Suspects Apprehended
On Friday, Guidry was arrested as the second of three suspects sought in the case. Police said the three suspects’ reaction to Millard’s arrest was inappropriate.
In connection with the man’s death, Guidry was charged with unlawful disposal of human remains and failure to seek assistance, police said.
In addition to being charged with failing to seek assistance, simple criminal property damage, obstructing the administration of justice, and unlawful disposal of human remains, Perkins was already in custody.
Guidry is being held on a $3.75 million bond. The bail set for Perkins was $1,400,000. It was unknown whether or not Perkins and Guidry had legal counsel. The public defender’s office in Baton Rouge declined to comment.
The Drug Policy Alliance, a nonprofit organization that seeks to end the nation’s war on drugs, has urged states to pass good Samaritan laws protecting drug users who report overdoses. A request for comment was not answered by the group.
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