RILEY COUNTY—Law enforcement authorities are investigating another drug death in Manhattan.
Just after 6:30p.m. Saturday, police arrested 21-year-old Dache Dijon Island Jones, of Aubrey, Texas, according to a media release from the Riley County Police Department.
Jones is being held on a $500,000 bond on requested charges of distribution of a controlled substance resulting in fatality, distribution of opiate/opium/ narcotic/stimulant/heroin dosage <10 units, and the utilization of a communication facility in the commission of a felony drug violation.
The arrest stems from an incident that occurred in June of 2023 wherein law enforcement officers investigated the overdose death of a 25-year-old individual in Manhattan, Kansas.
The investigation is ongoing. Investigations into all other Fentanyl-related overdoses in our community remain active and ongoing as well. Any individuals possessing pertinent information are urged to come forward and assist law enforcement authorities.