After this release, in court it would be alleged that a woman, unrelated to the woman found unconscious, smuggled drugs into the Winnebago County Jail from another County Jail.
The alleged smuggler provided drugs to a woman who negatively reacted and fell unconscious. She was transported to a local hospital in “critical condition”
This case is actively being investigated by the Winnebago Boone County Integrity Task Force.
It is the 34th case investigated by the Winnebago Boone County Integrity Task Force and at least the sixth death inside the Winnebago county jail since 2022.