(Source TDOC Press Release)
A visitor accused of smuggling drugs into a Tennessee Department of Correction facility will now face murder charges following the overdose death of an inmate. Rachal Dollard was taken into custody this weekend by TDOC special agents and the Dickson County Sheriff’s Department on a warrant from a sealed indictment in Hickman County.
In February, Dollard was observed passing drugs to inmate Joshua Brown as the two exchanged a kiss during visitation at the Turney Center Industrial Complex. Brown swallowed a balloon pellet containing half an ounce of methamphetamine. He died later at a local hospital.
Dollard is being held in the Hickman County jail on charges of second-degree murder and introduction of contraband into a penal facility. Joshua Brown was serving an 11-year sentence on drug related charges. His sentence was set to expire in 2029.