Talbert was also charged with involuntary manslaughter, corrupting another with drugs and possession of a fentanyl-related compound.
Talbert and Lucas are accused of bringing fentanyl into the prison with help from Warren. Lucas formerly worked at the prison and is believed to have smuggled drugs into the prison by hiding them in her lunchbox, Warren County Prosecutor David Fornshell said.
She was an Amarak employee who was hired in April 2023 and terminated on June 22, 2023, according to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
Talbert gave the drugs to an inmate who then died from the drugs, the grand jury report read.
Joshua Gunn was found unresponsive on May 16, 2023, said Fornshell.
Gunn was serving a 5½ year sentence for an aggravated assault and having weapons while under disability conviction in Hamilton County, according to ODRC records.
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