Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Two people have been charged in the overdose death of a 19-year-old from Swanton. The two face charges in the June 8 death of Jeremy Chapple. Authorities say one bought a bottle of bourbon for Chapple, and the other sold him the anti-anxiety drug Lorazepam. Emergency crews responded to a 911 call from a party in Swanton reporting Chapple had passed out and wasn’t breathing. He was declared dead an hour later at the hospital in St. Albans.

Two people have been charged in the overdose death of a 19-year-old from Swanton. The two face charges in the June 8 death of Jeremy Chapple. Authorities say one bought a bottle of bourbon for Chapple, and the other sold him the anti-anxiety drug Lorazepam. Emergency crews responded to a 911 call from a party in Swanton reporting Chapple had passed out and wasn’t breathing. He was declared dead an hour later at the hospital in St. Albans.