PRESS RELEASE
(WCNTF)
November 16, 2016

On Friday September 23, 2016 at 1:06 PM the Washington County Narcotics Task Force was notified of an opioid related overdose involving a 5 year old girl. Agents responded to Meritus Medical Center as part of the investigation and determined that the 5 year old girl was brought to Meritus by a private vehicle and she was un-responsive upon her arrival at the hospital. During the treatment of the child she was administered Narcan and immediately began to respond and become conscious. Narcan is a medication that reverses the effects of Opioid related overdoses.
As part of the investigation, agents interviewed numerous people to include the child’s mother, Jeanie Marie White and the child’s aunt, Tracy Bolinger. Based off of interviews it was determined that the 5 year old child had ingested a dose of Methadone that was intended to be taken by an adult while at a residence in the 1000 blk of Noland Dr. This occurred at approximately 7:30 AM that morning. Knowing the child had ingested the Methadone, they still sent her to school, but later decided to pick her up from school. Around 10:00 AM that morning the child was brought back to the address on Noland Dr by family and at this time she was described as “acting drunk” and having difficulty staying awake. While at the Noland Dr location the child’s condition worsened and at approximately 1:00 PM they decided to transport the child to Meritus Medical Center. The child was eventually transported to Childrens National Medical Center in Washington DC where she was treated and eventually released.